The 'Melon' apple, also called 'Watermelon' and 'Norton's Melon' is a partly red dessert apple in season from autumn through early winter. Its quality is excellent, but it does not keep well into late winter.[1] It originated among seedling trees that were brought from Connecticut to make an orchard in New York state in 1800.[1]
'Melon' | |
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Hybrid parentage | unknown |
Cultivar | 'Melon' |
Origin | Connecticut and later Ontario County, New York, United States, before 1800 |
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References
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External links
edit- "Melon", National Fruit Collection