Merton Delight
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by M.B.Crane at John Innes Institute, Merton, England. It was discarded in Britain in 1959. Fruits have tender, crisp, creamy flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Golden Pippin
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat globose b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Pink b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Merton Delight (LA 74A)
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register