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.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Pink 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
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 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register