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Melrose apple trees

Malus domestica
Melrose
Melrose is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3

Melrose is a well-regarded American apple, with an attractive red-flushed skin. 

Melrose is very similar to Jonathan, one of the best-flavoured American apples - and one of its parents. The other parent is Red Delicious, and its sweet flavour complements the sharper flavors of Jonathan well. 

The apples store well - they can be kept for 3 months in a fridge, and the flavour is arguably at its best after a month or so of storage.

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Melrose organic apple trees for sale

  • Maidentree on MM111 rootstock22.25€
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
Delivery countries
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
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Growing and Training

Its Red Delicious parentage ensures Melrose grows vigorously and productively. Melrose has a tendency to over-crop so it is a good idea to thin the fruitlets in late May.


History

Melrose was developed in the late 1930s at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio, USA.

It is grown commercially on a small scale in the USA and Europe, and a number of sports exist, usually featuring better skin coloration.


Melrose characteristics

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • PloidyDiploid
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesWarm climates
  • Picking periodmid-October
  • Picking seasonLate
  • Season of use3 months or more
  • CroppingHeavy
  • Food usesEating fresh
  • Disease resistanceAverage
  • ScabSome susceptibility
  • CankerSome susceptibility
  • MildewSome susceptibility
  • Fire blightSome susceptibility
  • Country of originUnited States
  • Period of origin1900 - 1949
  • Flesh colourCream
  • Fruit colourRed - dark
  • Fruit sizeAverage