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Melrose



A large ribbed cooking apple once very popular in Tweedside.

Origin: USA, 1944

Pollination: Melrose is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.  Pollination partners

Melrose apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2024

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

FormRootstockPriceQuantity
MaidenM9Dwarfing £39.00
MaidenM26Semi-dwarfing £39.00
MaidenMM106Semi-vigorous £39.00
MaidenMM111Vigorous £39.00
MaidenM25Very vigorous £39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2025. More details of our custom grafting service here.

Characteristics of Melrose apple trees

UseDessert
ColourRed
FlavourSweet
Fruit sizeMedium
Picking timeMid/Late Oct
Season of useNov-Feb
Tree vigourModerate
Tree habitUpright-spreading
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
CroppingHeavy
Disease resistanceScab - Susceptible
Mildew - Susceptible
Pollination date10
Pollination groupC
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners
ParentageJonathan
Red Delicious
ProgenyNuvar® Melody
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