Apple variety: Cripps Pink (Pink LadyTM fresh apple product)
This information forms part of Agfact H4.1.12 Apple varieties.
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Apple variety: Cripps Pink |
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Note: Cripps Pink apples of an appropriate quality may be sold using the trademarked brand name Pink LadyTM.
| Origin: | Golden Delicious × Lady Williams, John Cripps, 1973, at Stoneville Research Station, Western Australia. |
| Tree: | Very vigorous and upright, wider branch angles than in Lady Williams, large wavy-edged leaves close together; may need shoot thinning. |
| Disease status: | Susceptible to scab and fireblight, fairly susceptible to powdery mildew. |
| Chilling requirement: | Fairly low, 650 hours. |
| Blossom and pollination: |
Early–mid season. Lady Williams, Fuji, Granny Smith, Gala and Delicious. |
| Fruit shape: | Large uniform, conical, long oblate; calyx in deep basin may be open in large fruit. |
| Skin and flesh: |
Pink-red with yellow base colour, no russet, tender and thin. Not prone to sunburn, russet, surface cracking, bitter pit or internal disorders; immature fruit may tend to partial scald. Firm, dense, fine flesh, crisp and juicy, excellent flavour, high sugar with acid balance. |
| Harvest and yield: |
Late, 1–2 weeks after Granny Smith, early to mid May; pick when base colour starts to change from green to yellow. Sets moderate annual crops. |
| Storage: | Moderately long, up to 4 months; doesn’t scald. |