Dessert apple
Raised in 1947 at the National Fruit Trials, Wisley. Received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1972. Fruits have crisp, fairly juicy flesh with a good aromatic flavour.
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage: Cox's Orange Pippin or Sunset x Unknown
Sports: Red Pixie
Accession name Pixie
Flowering time 11th May 10% flowering 16th May Full (80%) flowering22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time Mid October 1
Size medium 1
Type Dessert 1
Shape Flat globose 1
Crown weak 1
Crunch crisp 1
Juiciness juicy 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale. 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register