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Cripps Pink apple trees

Malus domestica
Cripps Pink is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Very late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile Might be partially self-fertile in hot climates.
  • Flowering group: 3

Cripps Pink is an attractive modern apple variety from Australia. Its distinctive pink/red color and pleasant flavour make it an interesting variety for the gardener or home orchardist. The blossom is also very attractive.

The apples ripen in late October or early November, and can be stored in a fridge for several months.

Although normally considered a variety for eating fresh, Cripps Pink is a good stewing apple - the dense chewy flesh softens nicely with cooking. It also produces a good plain apple juice with a primarily sweet flavour.

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Cripps Pink organic apple trees for sale

  • 1Maidentree on M9 rootstock 24.95€
    Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  • 2Maidentree on M116 rootstock 24.95€
    Medium tree (2m-3.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  • 3Maidentree on MM111 rootstock 24.95€
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  • 4Maidentree on Bittenfelder rootstock 24.95€
    Very large tree (5m-6m+ after 10 years) Bare-root
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Growing and Training

Cripps Pink was raised in Western Australia - so it is perhaps not surprising it does best in areas with long hot summers and sunny autumn weather. Cripps Pink also has a low winter-chill requirement, and retains its leaves well into the winter - a characteristic usually associated with tropical rather than temperate trees.


Cripps Pink characteristics

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile - Might be partially self-fertile in hot climates.
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • PloidyDiploid
  • Fruit bearingPartial tip-bearer - Mainly a spur-bearer.
  • Climate suitabilityWarm climates
  • Picking periodmid-November
  • Picking seasonVery late
  • Season of use3 months or more
  • CroppingGood
  • Food usesEating freshJuice
  • Disease resistanceAverage
  • ScabSome susceptibility
  • MildewSome susceptibility
  • Fire blightVery susceptible
  • Country of originAustralia
  • Period of origin1950 - 1999
  • Fruit colourPink