Medium sized flat shaped fruit, rectangular, convex, not ribbed; skin greenish yellow, sometimes with a slight brownish red flush. Flesh tender, crisp, creamy white; flavor sweet subacid.
USDA identification images for Merton Charm
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
- Cox's Orange Pippin (parent)
- McIntosh (parent)
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Tree register
We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Merton Charm tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: McIntosh x Cox's Orange Pippin
- Originates from: London, England, United Kingdom
- Introduced: 1933
- Developed by: M.B. Crane, John Innes Institute
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1963-154
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Using
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Climate
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Merton Charm:
United Kingdom
England - south-east
- Merton Green Walk, Wimbledon