Merchant Apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Somerset, England. First described in 1872. Fruits have soft, fine, greenish cream flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Ladies' Hearts, Merchant Apple of Ilminster, The Merchant Apple, The Merchant Apple of Ilminster

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Oblong ^b

Height
61.00 mm ^b

Width
64.50 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak-medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Greasiness
Medium ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 021   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Merchant Apple

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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