Hunter Melba

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A tetraploid form of Melba. Fruits have fairly firm, crisp, juicy flesh with a refreshing vinous flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Melba

Accession No.
1974 - 060   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Hunter Melba

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August ¹

Size
large ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Flat ¹

Height
56.27 mm ¹

Width
76.14 mm ¹

Ribbing
strong ¹

Crown
medium ¹

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ¹

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ¹

Over Colour
Dark Red ¹

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ¹

Russet
low ¹

Flesh Colour
White ¹

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References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register