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Apple
Merton Russet 
Apple
Rival 

 

 

 
SummarySmall. Golden russet colored. Flesh very crisp, deep yellow, and juicy. Complex sweet/spicy flavor.
A Cox-style cooking apple, commercially successful in the 1920s.



Identification

Merton Russet
Rival



Fruit colour
Green



Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Merton Russet
Rival



Flavor
Good



Flavour style
Sharper



Ripening periodEarly-Mid season
Mid season



Use/Keeping
1-2 months



Cooking result
Textured puree



Growing

Merton Russet
Rival



Picking




Cropping
Good



Vigour
Average growth



PollinationFlowering group 2
Flowers Early-Mid season
Flowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Partially self-fertile
Gardening skill
Average



ProblemsScab - Some resistance

Other

Merton Russet
Rival



Country of originUnited Kingdom
United Kingdom



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