MERTON RUSSET APPLE

Merton Russet produces a nice small apple with a distinctive skin of pale cinnamon/gold russet over yellow/gold base, often with a brown red flush on one side giving it a very attractive look.

The flesh is firm and green early on, changing to cream/yellow in November. The Merton Russet is deliciously sweet often retaining an interesting “pear drop” to its flavour. When sampled early in the season (September) the flesh has a very sharp clean quality, mellowing when kept. This makes Merton Russet a delicious dessert apple.

Our Apple Merton Russet bare rooted trees are lifted at the start of the bare root season in November, when the apple trees become dormant, and made available through to March the following year. This period is the ideal time for economical planting. You will however have to wait a year to pick your crop as bare root trees cannot be picked in their first year. For all year round planting why not choose from our selection of container grown apple trees. They do cost more but are older, more established and ready to crop.