Cripps Pink apple trees

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• Picking season: Very late
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile Might be partially self-fertile in hot climates.
• Pollination group: 3

Cripps Pink is one of the best-known modern apple varieties, well-suited to the warmer apple-growing regions.

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All about Cripps Pink apple trees

Cripps Pink is an attractive modern apple variety from Australia. Its distinctive pink/red color and pleasant flavor make it an interesting variety for the gardener or home orchardist. The blossom is also notably attractive.

Although normally considered a variety for eating fresh, Cripps Pink is a good stewing apple - the dense chewy flesh softens nicely with cooking. It also produces a good plain apple juice with a primarily sweet flavor.

Cripps Pink is a good choice for apple growers in the southern states, as it is well-suited to areas with high summer temperatures and low winter-chill hours.

How to grow

The key point about growing Cripps Pink is the climate of its birthplace - Western Australia. It likes long hot summers and the apples ripen very late in the season. Cripps Pink also has a low winter-chill requirement, and retains its leaves well into the winter - a characteristic usually associated with tropical rather than temperate trees. In short this is a variety that is very well suited to the southern states.

Commercial growers get the maximum pink coloring by removing the topmost leaves in autumn to let the sunlight on to the apples, but home growers may find the pink color soon turns to a (nevertheless very attractive) flecked red color.

Cripps Pink is of average or weak vigour in cooler climates but may be more vigorous in warmer climates. It is susceptible to fireblight.

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History

Cripps Pink was developed in the late 20th century in Western Australia. It is a cross between Golden Delicious and another Australian variety, Lady Williams. It is probably from Lady Williams that it gets its distinct coloring.

Cripps Pink characteristics

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Cripps Pink?Average
• Is Cripps Pink self-fertile?Not self-fertile - Might be partially self-fertile in hot climates.
• What flowering group is Cripps Pink?3
• Is Cripps Pink good for pollinating others?Average
• What season do you pick Cripps Pink?Very late
• UsesEating freshJuice
• How long can you keep Cripps Pink in a fridge?3 months or more
• What is the overall disease resistance of Cripps Pink?Average
• How resistant is Cripps Pink to fire blight?Very susceptible
• Is Cripps Pink resistant to scab?Some susceptibility
• Is Cripps Pink resistant to cedar apple rust?Some susceptibility
• Is Cripps Pink resistant to powdery mildew?Some susceptibility
• What is the USDA hardiness zone for Cripps Pink?Zone 5 (-29C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesWarm (25-30C / 76-85F)Hot (>30C / 86F)
• What is the chill requirement of Cripps Pink?Low-chill - ~600 hours / 27 days at less than 5C
• Where does Cripps Pink originate from?Australia
• When was Cripps Pink first introduced?1950 - 1999
• Fruit colorPink

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