Sweet Merlin
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Received 1954. Origin: Received from Cornwall.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
54-68 mm b
Fruit Width
71-83 mm b
Ribbing
strongly ribbed and bossed at eye, ribbed on body b
Ground Colour
yellow b
Over Colour
striped light orange and red b
Russet Type
golden russet netting and patches b
Flesh Colour
yellowish white b
Skin Texture
slightly greasy b
Flesh Texture
firm, tender b
Flavour
slightly sweet, slightly subacid b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1954 from Cornwall. Fruits have firm, tender, yellowish white flesh with a slightly sweet, slightly subacid flavour.
Accession name
Sweet Merlin
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat a
Height
58.24 mm a
Width
74.02 mm a
Ribbing
medium a
Crown
medium-strong a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Strong a
Firmness
firm a
Crunch
crumbly a
Juiciness
dry-medium a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register