Red-flesh apple trees
Apple varieties which have pink or red-flesh, often producing pink-coloured juice.
Early Red Meat
Early Red Meat is an early season apple with a marbled red / pink flesh. It produces a dark pink apple juice.23.25€buy- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Hidden Rose®
Hidden Rose is named for the unexpected rose pink flesh hidden under the plain green skin.- Picking season: Very late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Pillar Red Flesh
A red-fleshed apple which grows with a columnar habit.23.25€buy- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Pink Pearl
Pink Pearl features bright pink flesh, and pink apple blossom.23.25€buy- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 1
Reinette Rouge Etoilee
A popular traditional eating apple from the Low Countries.From 23.25€ to 23.95€buy- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
Roberts Crab
Roberts Red or Roberts Crab is an unusual red-fleshed crab-apple, with dark pink blossom, and purple fruits.- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Rubaiyat®
Rubaiyat is a red-skinned apple, with bright red flesh.- Picking season: Very late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 6
Scarlet Surprise
Scarlet Surprise is an early-season pink-fleshed apple.- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 1
How to choose Red-flesh 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.