Melrose
Description
A Jonathan x Delicious cross, ripening early October in southern PA. Fruit is large, firm, crisp and juicy. Attractive red with some yellow background. Melrose keeps well in storage and is a premium cooking and dessert apple.
Characteristics
Bloom: Late Season
Maturity Date: October 4
Fruit Color: Red
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Rating (1-9) 9 being the best.
Size: 7
Keeping Qualities: 8
Resistance to Fire Blight: 6
Resistance to Apple Scab: 4
Pollination Information
Melrose blooms late in the season and will pollinate all other late-blooming varieties, it will also pollinate varieties blooming in the middle of the season.
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