Merton Reinette

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1933 by M.B.Crane at the John Innes Horticultural Institute, Merton, England. Fruits have a pleasant aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1978 - 306   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Merton Reinette (LA 72A)

Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
27th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
mid october ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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