Meri Cretesti

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1951. From Romania.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
42-48 mm ^b

Fruit Width
54-62 mm ^b

Ribbing
sometimes slightly ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed orange, streaked pink ^b

Russet Type
occasional russet ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
somewhat soft and coarse ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

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 ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
very weak ^a

Crown
absent ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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