Merchant Apple
Moderately vigorous tree. Medium sized apple, very pretty - flushed dark red. Tasty but chewy.
Also often called 'Merchant Apple of Ilminster'.
Additional Information About the Merchant Apple
- Use: Dessert
- Flavour: Sweet to subacid
- Origin: Ilminster, Somerset before 1872
- Flower Period: 2
- Picking Season: Mid
- Storage: To Nov
- Disease Resistance: Scab resistant