Merton Russet apple
Malus domestica 'Merton Russet'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Merton Russet' apple (Malus domestica 'Merton Russet') is a tree for the food garden. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms in early to late spring, and bees visit the flowers. M.B. Crane bred it in 1921. The fruit is picked late in the season.
Pairs well with Raspberry, Peony, and Johnny jump up.