Monroe

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1949

Origin

Geneva, New York, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 12.4 °Bx
Fruit height: 57.0 mm
Fruit width: 69.0 mm

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

Monroe is a red dessert apple developed at Geneva, New York, introduced in 1949 from a cross of Jonathan and Rome Beauty. It is best eaten fresh from November through January.

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Jonathan Rome Beauty

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

Disease Resistance

Apple scab: susceptible
Fire blight: highly susceptible
Powdery mildew: highly susceptible
Leaf spot: susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 588772
UK National Fruit Collection: 4042
Wikidata: Q41779493