Minjon
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm, Excelsior, USA. Introduced in 1942. Fruits have rather soft, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Wealthy x Jonathan
Size
small-medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
51.00 mm 2
Width
55.50 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Minjon
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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