Merton Knave

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1948

Origin

Bayfordbury, Hertford, England, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 11.6 °Bx
Fruit height: 48.5 mm
Fruit width: 56.7 mm

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A dessert apple from Bayfordbury, Hertford, developed in 1948 from a cross of Laxton's Early Crimson and Epicure. It has greenish-yellow skin with a red flush, fairly juicy flesh with strong aroma, and is picked in mid-September for immediate use.

Flavor & Texture

aromaticjuicy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Epicure Laxton's Early Crimson x Epicure Laxton's Early Crimson

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589429
UK National Fruit Collection: 3935
Wikidata: Q41779391