Melrose Apples

Have you see a Melrose apple at a farmer's market, orchard, or local grocery store? Learn about this apple and why you should buy it next time.

What are Melrose Apples? A mid season apple variety that is widely grown throughout the state of Ohio. It's an apple with a rich, sweet-tart flavor.

Have you ever wanted to know what the official apple of the state of Ohio was? Whether you wondered this or not, I am have the answer for you - it's the Melrose. Let me share with you today everything I know about this apple variety.

Jump to:

• 📜 History
• 🚜 When Are They Harvested?
• 👅 What Does It Taste Like
• 🛒 Where to Buy
• 🍎 More Apples to Try

📜 History

This apple was created by crossing together a Red Delicious and Jonathan. This apple burst onto the scene during the second World War. Was this apple so good that it ended the war? Well if everyone had the chance to try one maybe it would have!

🚜 When Are They Harvested?

As for the time of year it is harvested, you can start finding it in October, with the middle of the month being it's peak season. In 2019, I picked them at an apple orchard just west of Toledo, Ohio on October 13th and they were at peak flavor and texture.

👅 What Does It Taste Like

Here is my review of this apple. Categories are on a scale of 1-10.

Crispiness	6
Tartness	4
Flavor	8
Sweetness	6
Juiciness	5

This is a good tasting apple. It has the flavor of a Jonathan, but is not as tart. There is an array of things you can use this apple for. It can be eaten out of hand. People say that as the apple is kept in storage it becomes a better out of hand apple.

When I picked them off the trees at an orchard in Ohio, the fruit was perfectly ripe with the skin have some orange color in it. This made for an apple with a rich flavor that was perfect to eat right at that moment. Those were by far the best Melrose I ever had.

I think where these apples really shine is in baking procedures. This is one wonderful dessert apple that goes well in pies and other baked goods as well as being an excellent addition to applesauce. I used some Melrose apple to make an apple filing and it was delicious.

🛒 Where to Buy

Here are the few orchards I could find that say they grow Sweet Orin.

• Johnston Fruit Farm (Swanton, OH)
• Rittman Orchards (Doylestown, OH)
• Beilke Family Farm (Brooks, OR)
• County Line Orchard (Hobart, IN)
• Lynd Fruit Farm (Pataskala, OH)
• Christ Orchard (Elmwood, IL)
• Quarry Hills Orchard (Berlin Heights, OH)
• Brightonwoods Orchard (Burlington, WI)
• Sage's Apples (Chardon, OH)
• Haslinger Orchards (Gibsonburg, OH,)

🍎 More Apples to Try

We review apples all the time on the blog. Here are some other varieties you should try out:

• Wild Twist Apples
• Cosmic Crips Apples
• Lucy Glo Apples
• Lucy Rose Apples
• Sugar Bee Apples
• Snap Dragon Apples

Have you tried this apple? What did you think? Leave a comment below telling us. Be a helper and share where you found it. You may make someone's day with your insider info on where to get them! If you are a true apple lover, you'll want to check out all of our apple reviews.