Pink Pearl apple trees

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• Picking season: Early
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Flowering group: 1

Pink Pearl was one of the first pink-fleshed apples to become available, and is perhaps the best-known.

Although the apples can be eaten fresh, this is really a variety for the kitchen - the pink-flesh makes a distinctive appearance for apple sauce or cider.

 

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Next deliveries: December 2026

• 11 yeartree on M9 rootstock28.00€
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 21 yeartree on M116 rootstock29.25€
  Medium tree (2m-3.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 31 yeartree on MM111 rootstock28.00€
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Growing and Training

Like many other red-fleshed varieties Pink Pearl flowers very early in the blossom season.

History

Pink Pearl was developed by Californian enthusiast Albert Etter in the 1940s.

Pink Pearl characteristics

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Pink Pearl?Experienced
• Is Pink Pearl self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Pink Pearl?1
• What is the overall disease resistance of Pink Pearl?Poor
• Picking periodmid-August
• What season do you pick Pink Pearl?Early
• How long can you keep Pink Pearl in a fridge?2-3 weeks
• Food usesCulinaryJuiceHard cider
• USDA cold hardyZone 4 (-34C)
• Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Where does Pink Pearl originate from?United States
• When was Pink Pearl first introduced?1900 - 1949
• What colour is the blossom of Pink Pearl?Pink - dark
• Flesh colourPink / Red
• Fruit colourOrange / Red

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More about apple trees

While the vast majority of apples have white or cream-coloured flesh, some varieties have red flesh. Those with the most intense red flesh are usually descended from a red-fleshed crab-apple called Malus niedzetzkyana found in central Asia. The red colouration in this species also extends to the blossom, leaves and young shoots. 

Other varieties feature pink flesh or pink / marbled flesh, and these are often more palatable. 

The juice of red-fleshed apples is usually light or dark pink, and makes an attractive alternative to regular apple juice.

These varieties are of interest because of their ornamental qualities, and also because the anthocyanin compounds which give the flesh its colour are thought to have anti-oxidant properties.