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Melrose Apple Tree

Melrose apple introduced in 1944 and is a cross between Jonathan and Delicious. The fruit is medium to large. It has slightly acid flavor with very good cooking and dessert qualities. It ripens from mid to late October. Fruits have good storage life. Grows zones 5 to 9.

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General Tree Height/Caliper: Our grafted/budded apple, peach, apricot, plum, pear, nectarine, and cherry trees are about 4-6' tall with a caliper/diameter of about 1/4-3/4". Most have more than 5' height and 1/2" diameter. Most other trees are seedlings ranging from 18-36" tall. You know if a tree is a seedling when the rootstock selected says "Seedling".

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Melrose apple developed in the 1920s by Freeman S. Howlett at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster, Ohio, United States. It is cross between Jonathan and Delicious and introduced in 1944.

The fruit is medium to large. The skin is yellowish green with flushed and streaked dark red over color, which has russet spots. The flesh is creamy-white, firm, coarse, and juicy. It has slightly acid flavor with very good cooking and dessert qualities. It ripens from mid to late October. Fruits can be stored until April if kept at 31 degrees F.

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