Melmoth
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised near Yeovil, Somerset, England by Florence Melmoth. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948. Fruits have firm, fine, white flesh with a subacid, slightly sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
51.00 mm b
Width
63.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Melmoth
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register