Cripps Red apple trees

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• Picking season: Very late
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Pollination group: 3

An increasingly popular new apple variety from Australia, closely related to Cripps Pink - but with arguably a superior flavor. Cripps Red apples are an attractive red color over a yellow background. An interesting choice for gardeners in warmer climate zones.

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Cripps Red apple trees for southern california and the south-west for sale

Delivery in spring 2026.

• Dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $39.95

  Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years
  G.11 rootstock
  

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How to grow

Cripps Red prefers a southern climate with long hot summers. It has a slight tendency to become a biennial bearer (fruiting every other year) but this can be readily corrected by thinning the fruitlets in early June to prevent it over-cropping.

This is a low-chill variety, needing only about 300 chill hours per year.

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History

Cripps Red was developed in Australia in the late 20th century and is a sibling of Cripps Pink. It is a cross between Golden Delicious and Lady Williams.

Cripps Red characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Pollination group3
• Pollinating othersAverage
• Picking seasonVery late
• UsesEating freshCulinary
• Keeping (of fruit)3 months or more
• FireblightSome susceptibility
• ScabSome susceptibility
• MildewSome resistance
• Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 5 (-29C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesWarm (25-30C / 76-85F)Hot (>30C / 86F)
• Chill requirementLow-chill
• Country of originAustralia
• Period of origin1950 - 1999
• Fruit colorPink

Similar varieties

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  Cripps Pink
  Closely related to Cripps Red, and also a low-chill variety.