Melrose (2)

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1944

Origin

Ohio, United States

Melrose 2 is a yellow-green apple with crimson flush developed in Ohio from a Jonathan × Delicious cross. The medium-sized fruit features coarse, aromatic, subacid flesh that improves in storage and is ideal for fresh eating from December through April.

Flavor & Texture

aromaticsubacidcoarse_grained

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Jonathan Delicious

Offspring

Dugamel Marstar

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 3907