Merchant Apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Somerset, England. First described in 1872. Fruits have soft, fine, greenish cream flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Ladies' Hearts, Merchant Apple of Ilminster, The Merchant Apple, The Merchant Apple of Ilminster

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Oblong 2

Height
61.00 mm 2

Width
64.50 mm 2

Ribbing
weak-medium 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2

Russet
very low 2

Greasiness
Medium 2

Firmness
soft 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1948 - 021   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Merchant Apple

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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