Merton Russet

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1948

Origin

England, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 16.7 °Bx
Fruit height: 54.0 mm
Fruit width: 57.0 mm

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

Merton Russet is an English dessert apple from 1948 with Sturmer Pippin and Cox Orange parentage. It has sweet, subacid flesh and is known for its attractive blossom.

Flavor & Texture

sweetsubacid

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Sturmer Pippin Sturmer Pippin x Cox's Orange Pippin

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 199008
UK National Fruit Collection: 3940
Wikidata: Q41779409