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Apple
Merton Prolific 

 

 

 

 
SummaryAn interesting cross between a cooker (Northern Greening) and a dessert apple (Cox's Orange Pippin).




Identification

Merton Prolific




Fruit colour




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Merton Prolific




FlavorAverage




Flavour styleSharper




Ripening period




Use/Keeping3 months or more




Cooking result




Growing

Merton Prolific




Picking




CroppingHeavy




VigourAverage growth




PollinationFlowering group 3
Self-sterile
Gardening skillVery easy




Problems

Other

Merton Prolific




Country of originUnited Kingdom




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