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Melba

A pink flushed earrly dessert apple with a refreshing summer fruit flavour.

Origin: Canada, 1898

Pollination: Melba is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

British-grown UK flag All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification. More ...

Melba apple trees for sale

Sorry we have sold out of this variety for this season.

Characteristics of Melba apple trees

UseDessert
ColourFlushed
FlavourSweet
Fruit sizeMedium
Picking timeMid/Late Aug
Season of useAug-Sep
Tree vigourModerate
Tree habitUpright-spreading
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
CroppingGood
Disease resistanceCanker - Susceptible
Scab - Resistant
Suitable forLate Frost
Pollination date8
Pollination groupC
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners
ParentageMcIntosh Red
ProgenyCaravel
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