Melrose (apple)

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Melrose (apple)
Malus Melrose 4381.jpg
Art Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica )
origin Ohio
breeder Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster, Ohio
Breeding year 1932
Launch 1942
ancestry

Cross of
' Jonathan ' × ' Red Delicious '

List of apple varieties

Melrose is a cultivar of the cultivated apple .

The variety 'Melrose' was created in 1932 at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster (Ohio) as a cross between the varieties ' Jonathan ' and ' Red Delicious ' and has been on the market since 1942.

The fruits of this variety become medium-sized. The skin is smooth, hard and brown-red on the sunny side. The flesh is very firm and juicy and has a sweet and aromatic taste. The apple is ripe for picking in mid-October , it can be stored until March, stored cool until May. The apple is suitable for fresh consumption, and is occasionally used to make juice.

Because of the low frost hardness , Melrose is only suitable for mild, sheltered locations. The strain does best in nutrient-rich soils.

literature

  • Manfred Fischer (Ed.): Color Atlas of Fruit Types . 2nd Edition. Ulmer Verlag. Stuttgart 2003. Page 70. ISBN 3-8001-5547-8 .

Web links

Commons : Melrose  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Landscape care association "Upper Vogtland", apple variety project "Forgotten diversity": Melrose