Merton Joy

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1946 by M.B. Crane at John Innes Institute, Merton, England. It was named in 1965. Fruits have firm, crisp, somewhat coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a slightly acid, pleasant aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin X Sturmer Pippin x Cox's Orange Pippin

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Truncate conical 2

Height
51.00 mm 2

Width
63.00 mm 2

Ribbing
absent 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Firmness
soft 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1979 - 174   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Merton Joy (EMLA 1)

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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