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 b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
51.00 mm b
Width
63.00 mm b
Ribbing
absent b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
soft b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
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 a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register