Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Apple

Variety/Cultivar

Pink Lady (Cripps Pink, also Pink Kiss, Rosy Glow)

Fruit Description

Medium-sized bright pink apples with a pale yellow background colour. Pink Lady’s have a lively sweetish sprightly flavour, that becomes sweeter as the season progresses. They have creamy white flesh and are best picked before they become overripe on the tree.

Common Uses

Origin

Australia, 1970s

Pollination

Granny Smith, Red Delicious, Gala, Fuji

Chill Hours

Medium

Blossom Time

Mid-season. Budswell early September, full Bloom first week October in Harcourt.

Harvest Time

+54 days Red Delicious, late April in Harcourt, central Victoria

Production Notes

Vigorous, upright tree.

Disease Susceptibility

Susceptible to apple scab/black spot

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