Dessert apple
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 name Red Pixie
Flowering time 10th May 10% flowering 15th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale. 2.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