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Melrose apple

Official Ohio State apple. Large flattened fruit. Yellowish green skin flushed and streaked dark red with russet spots. Firm, coarse, juicy creamy white flesh. Slightly acid flavor. Very good cooking and dessert qualities. Best after Christmas when it develops it's fruity aroma.

Last updated 17 Oct 2011.

Summary

  • Species: Malus domestica
  • Parentage: Jonathan x Red Delicious
  • Origin: United States
  • Introduced: 1944
  • Developed by: Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio
  • Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 178900

Melrose identification photos from official fruit collections


UK National Fruit Collection

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Melrose identification photos from website visitors


Photo submitted by Cris Sherman tape


Photo submitted by Cris Sherman


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Current rating: 3.3 out of 5. Total votes cast: 3
 

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21 Aug 2011 Cris ShermanWA, United States
This is one of my favorite apples. It has the crispy characteristics of the Jonathon. The flavor tends to lean toward the Red Delicious. If you like a more tart apple, start eating this variety at the end of September. It is good for pie at this time. If you lean toward the sweeter characteristics, wait until late November when it becomes a good eating apple and a good apple for cider. This apple will stay on the tree for a long time. You can harvest it during a three month period for different reasons.

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Latest Spring blossom records for this variety

2012 season

  • 6th May  2012  - tree owned by Florian in Brush Prairie, United States

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Latest harvest records for this variety

2012 season

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