Pink Lady™ Apple (Malus domestica ‘Cripps Pink’*) is one of Australia’s most successful apple cultivars, developed in Western Australia by horticulturist the late John Cripps AO from a cross between ‘Golden Delicious’ and ‘Lady Williams’ in 1973. Producing attractive pink-red fruit with crisp, dense flesh and a well-balanced sweet-tart flavour, it has become one of the world’s most popular fresh-eating apples. The fruit stores well and ripens late in the season, making it a valuable variety for home orchards in temperate regions.
- Uses: Eating fresh, juice, cider, cooking, desserts
- Pollination Group: PG3. Requires cross-pollination
- Harvest: Very late season; late April to May in southern Australia
- Chill requirements: Approximately 650 chill hours (low chill); suited to temperate climates
- Attributes: Vigorous, productive, regular cropping, good storage qualities
- Features: Pink-red skin over yellow background, crisp juicy flesh, excellent sweet-acid balance, stores for up to 4 months
- Also known as: *Pink Lady is the trade mark name for the variety ‘Cripps Pink’; fruit meeting trademark standards may be marketed as Pink Lady™
References incl:
NSW Department of Primary Industries. (n.d.). Cripps Pink.
Pink Lady®. (n.d.). Pink Lady® apple: Key dates.
Images 1,2,3: Copyright Heritage Fruit Trees
- Use:
- Eating
- Harvest:
- Late (April-May)
- Height:
- Dwarf
