Melba

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1909

Origin

Ottawa, Canada

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 11.0 °Bx

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Melba is a Canadian dessert apple developed in Ottawa and introduced in 1909. It features green skin with red overcolour and is ready for eating in early to mid-August. The fruit stores well in cold conditions for up to 90 days.

Best Uses

fresh_eating

5 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Parents

Mcintosh

Offspring

Norland Patterson Maikki Pirja Samo Silva Carrol Parkland Vista Bella Beverly Hills Jamba Astramel Hunter Melba Jamba 69 Raritan Vuokko

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

Disease Resistance

Fire blight: moderately resistant

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589112
UK National Fruit Collection: 3899
Wikidata: Q3304952
MUNQ ID: 167