Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Merton Knave
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised in 1948 by M.B.Crane at John Innes Institute, Merton, England. It was named Merton Ace in 1968 but changed to Merton Knave in 1970. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Merton Knave United Kingdom, 1948
- Seed parent Laxton's Early Crimson United Kingdom, 1908
- Seed parent Worcester Pearmain United Kingdom, by 1873
- Seed parent Devonshire Quarrenden United Kingdom, by 1678
- Pollen parent Gladstone
- Seed parent Worcester Pearmain United Kingdom, by 1873
- Pollen parent Epicure United Kingdom, 1909
- Seed parent Wealthy United States, about 1860
- Parent Jonathan United States, by 1826
- Parent Duchess of Oldenburg Russia, 1700s or earlier
- Pollen parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
- Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
- Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831
- Seed parent Wealthy United States, about 1860
- Seed parent Laxton's Early Crimson United Kingdom, 1908
Sources
- Merton Knave (accession 1980 - 080), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the parentage; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid september); the other names.
