Merton Pippin

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1948

Origin

United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 13.8 °Bx

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

A large English dessert apple introduced in 1948, bred from Cox Orange and Sturmer Pippin. It offers a subacid flavor profile suitable for fresh eating.

Flavor & Texture

subacid

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

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

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 205462
UK National Fruit Collection: 3937
Wikidata: Q41779398