Meri Cretesti

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1951 - 191   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Romania. Fruits have somewhat soft, coarse flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Meri Cretesti

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

Picking time
Mid September 1

Size
small-medium 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Ribbing
very weak 1

Crown
absent 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
soft 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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