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Hidden Rose® apple trees

(Airlie Red Flesh)
Malus domestica
Hidden Rose
Hidden Rose is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Very late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 2

Hidden Rose is a plain green-skinned apple, but when you bite into it you find the unusual rose pink flesh.

As with many red or pink-fleshed apples the blossom is a deeper pink than with regular white-fleshed apples.

Hidden Rose apples ripen quite late in the season. They have a pleasant tangy flavour, and overall this is one of the better-tasting red or pink-fleshed varieties. The apples can be kept in cold storage for several months.

Bio / Organic fruit trees

Hidden Rose organic apple trees - graft to order

  • 1Maidentree on M9 rootstock 24.95€
    Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years) Custom graft
  • 2Maidentree on MM111 rootstock 24.95€
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Custom graft
  • 3Maidentree on Bittenfelder rootstock 24.95€
    Very large tree (5m-6m+ after 10 years) Custom graft
    Sold-out Sorry we have sold out for this season
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Hidden Rose characteristics

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group2
  • Pollinating othersPoor
  • PloidyDiploid
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityMild damp climates
  • Picking periodlate Octoberearly November
  • Picking seasonVery late
  • Season of use1-2 months
  • CroppingLight
  • Food usesCulinaryJuice
  • Disease resistancePoor
  • ScabSome susceptibility
  • Country of originUnited States
  • Period of origin1950 - 1999
  • Flesh colourPink / Red
  • Fruit colourGreen - light
  • Fruit sizeSmall