Mercer

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1948 - 739   fingerprint   check_circle

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 ¹

Size
medium ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Flat globose ¹

Ribbing
weak ¹

Crown
medium ¹

Ground Colour
Yellow ¹

Over Colour
Orange ¹

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ¹

Coarseness
fine ¹

Flesh Colour
White ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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