Red Melba
syn. Melred, Pate Red Melba, Platts Red Melba
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
A more highly coloured clone of Melba. Originated at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada in about 1936. Introduced in 1940. Fruits have firm, crisp, white, juicy flesh with a refreshing vinous flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid August
- Flowering
- 3rd May (10%) · 7th May (full) · 14th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Type
- Dessert
Source · National Fruit Collection
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