Merton Joy

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1965

Origin

England, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 13.4 °Bx
Fruit height: 51.0 mm
Fruit width: 63.0 mm

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

Parents

Sturmer Pippin Cox's Orange Pippin X Sturmer Pippin x Cox's Orange Pippin

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589299
UK National Fruit Collection: 3934
Wikidata: Q41779389