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Apple
Merton Knave 

 

 

 

 
SummaryAn early-season English dessert apple, raised in the mid twentieth century.




Identification

Merton Knave




Fruit colourRed




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Merton Knave




FlavorAverage




Flavour styleSweet/Sharp




Ripening periodMid-Late season




Use/Keeping1-3 days




Cooking result




Growing

Merton Knave




Picking




Cropping




VigourSlightly small




PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill




Problems

Other

Merton Knave




Country of originUnited Kingdom




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