Mercer
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Collected 1892. From Illinois, Sherrard Mercer County, U.S.A.. Collected by Mr Fluke.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
M. ioensis x M. pumila
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
52 mm b
Fruit Width
63 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, slightly on body b
Ground Colour
golden b
Over Colour
flushed and striped dull orange brown b
Flesh Colour
white, tinged red b
Flesh Texture
fine, tender b
Flavour
acid b
Flowering Time
late b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent. Fruits have fine, tender flesh with an acid flavour.
Accession name
Mercer
Flowering time
16th May 10% flowering
21st May Full (80%) flowering
28th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register