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Merton Joy
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Brix
- 13.4 °Bx
- Fruit height
- 51.0 mm
- Fruit width
- 63.0 mm
source: GRIN
source: NFC
source: NFC
Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.
Merton Joy is an English dessert apple introduced in 1965, developed from Cox Orange and Sturmer Pippin parentage. The fruit is soft and juicy with a sweet, aromatic flavor, ready for eating in September through early October.
Flavor & Texture
sweetaromaticsoftjuicy
Best Uses
fresh_eating
Lineage
References
- USDA-NPGS
- PI 589299
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 3934
- Wikidata
- Q41779389