Pixie

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

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 No.
1978 - 320   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Pixie

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd 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

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References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register