Red Pixie

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A more highly coloured clone of Pixie. Fruits have crisp, fairly juicy flesh with a good aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:
Pixie red sport

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Pixie

Accession No.
1989 - 001   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Red Pixie

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.