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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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