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Apple
Merton Worcester 
Apple
September Wonder Fuji 
Apple
McIntosh 
Apple
Jonamac 

 
SummaryAn interesting early/mid season dessert variety, probably deserves to be better known.
Blush. Approximates flavor of Fuji in spite of much shorter growing season.
A crisp red apple with bright white flesh and refreshing sweet flavor.
Medium size, firm fruit with 90% dark red color over greenish background. Flesh firm, crisp, high quality with flavor similar to McIntosh.

Identification

Merton Worcester
September Wonder Fuji
McIntosh
Jonamac

Fruit colour

Red


Flesh colour

White
White

Fruit size

Medium
Medium

Fruit shape

Flat-round
Flat-round

Using

Merton Worcester
September Wonder Fuji
McIntosh
Jonamac

Flavor

Very good
Very good

Flavour style

Sweeter
Sweeter

Ripening periodMid season

Early-Mid season
Mid-Late season

Use/Keeping




Cooking result

Textured puree


Growing

Merton Worcester
September Wonder Fuji
McIntosh
Jonamac

Picking




Cropping




VigourSlightly small

Average growth


PollinationFlowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 2
Flowers Early-Mid season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Gardening skill




ProblemsFireblight - Some susceptibility
Cedar apple rust - Some resistance
Cedar apple rust - Some resistance

Other

Merton Worcester
September Wonder Fuji
McIntosh
Jonamac

Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Canada
United States

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