Apple Meridian Bred at the East Malling Research Station in 1972 from Apples Cox’s Orange Pippin and Falstaff, dessert Apple Meridian shows little of its Cox parentage but is a good modern apple, and a very good choice for the garden grower. The fruit is medium-sized, pale green striped orange-red, and the flesh is juicy and aromatic; very good keeper. The tree is moderately vigorous, upright and spreading, with good resistance to scab and mildew. Spur-bearer. Site: Some shelterSoil: Any reasonably well drainedPosition: Crops best in full sunPick: Late SeptemberKeep: October–MarchHardiness: HardyPollination: Pollination Group 3 (pollinates with Groups 2, 3 and 4)Uses: Eating, juicing Learn more about fruit tree rootstocks During the bareroot season, our apples are pre pruned before being dispatched by mail order.