Melrose apple trees
£34.95Melrose apple trees for sale
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BR11-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£34.95
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
(Belmonte®)
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All about Melrose apple trees
Melrose is a well-regarded American apple, with an attractive red-flushed skin.
Melrose is very similar to Jonathan, one of the best-flavoured American apples - and one of its parents. The other parent is Red Delicious, and its sweet flavour complements the sharper flavours of Jonathan well.
This is a good variety if you want to grow apples for storage - they can be kept for 3 months in a fridge, and the flavour is arguably at its best after a month or so of storage.
Growing and Training
Its Red Delicious parentage ensures Melrose grows vigorously and productively.
Which pollinators are recommended for Melrose apple trees?
Melrose is not self-fertile, so you will need another different but compatible variety planted nearby in order to produce fruit.
The following varieties are good pollinators for Melrose.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements just ask us.
ScrumptiousScrumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
Red FalstaffRed Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
FiestaFiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour.
Red DevilRed Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
ButterballMalus Butterball is named for its bright yellow fruits, which are also good for crab apple jelly.
SunsetSunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
SpartanSpartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavour.
GorgeousMalus Gorgeous has pink/white blossom and spherical cherry-like red fruits which are good for jelly.
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History
Melrose was developed in the late 1930s at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio.
It is grown commercially on a small scale in the USA and Europe, and a number of sports exist, usually featuring better skin coloration.
Melrose characteristics
- What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Melrose?Beginner
- Is Melrose self-fertile?Not self-fertile
- What flowering group is Melrose?3
- Is Melrose good for pollinating others?Average
- How does Melrose bear fruit?Spur-bearer
- What climates is Melrose suitable for?Temperate climatesWarm climates
- What season do you pick Melrose?Late
- CroppingHeavy
- How long can you keep Melrose in a fridge?3 months or more
- Food usesEating fresh
- What is the overall disease resistance of Melrose?Average
- How resistant is Melrose to canker?Some susceptibility
- Is Melrose resistant to scab?Some susceptibility
- Is Melrose resistant to powdery mildew?Some susceptibility
- How resistant is Melrose to fire blight?Some susceptibility
- Where does Melrose originate from?United States
- When was Melrose first introduced?1900 - 1949
- Fruit colourRed - dark
- Flesh colourCream
British-grown trees
Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK.
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All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance.
Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS.
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Guaranteed fruit trees
When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions.
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More about apple trees
Towards the end of September and into October we see late-season apple varieties beginning to ripen. Their longer ripening period typically means these varieties have the most interesting flavours.
Unlike mid and early season apples which are generally best eaten straight from the tree, many late-season varieties need to be stored in a fridge for a few weeks to mature before their flavours are at their peak. So if you want to be able to eat home-grown apples through the winter then late-season varieties are your best choice.
Some of the most famous English apple varieties fall into this category - including the classic Adams Pearmain, and the ancient Ashmead's Kernel with its peardrop flavours. We also find popular modern varieties such as Spartan, Red Falstaff, Fiesta, and Kidd's Orange Red all coming to perfection at this time of year.
