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Red Devil apple

Red Devil is an attractive modern English mid-season apple, developed by the influential English apple enthusiast Hugh Ermen. It is notable for its attractive pink juice.

Red Devil is a mid-season apple, notable for its distinctive red flesh.

The flesh is white as with most apples, but stained with red which grows inwards from the skin.  This is a characteristic sometimes seen in in its parent, Discovery, but much more obvious in Red Devil.  It is currently probably the best flavoured apple with a red-flesh - although there are several other apple varieties which have a far more pronounced red-flesh than Red Devil, they are generally of very poor flavour.

Red Devil is a popular garden apple variety in the UK, often grown for its attractive pink-coloured juice.

Last updated 09 Oct 2010.

Summary

  • Species: Malus domestica
  • Parentage: Discovery x Kent
  • Origin: England, United Kingdom
  • Introduced: 1975
  • Developed by: Hugh Ermen, a UK apple enthusiast
  • Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 104700

Identification

  • Fruit colour: Red
  • Flesh colour: White Red Devil has a distinct tendency for the red skin to bleed into the flesh.
  • Bultitude apple group: 6. Red flushed, smooth, sweet

Using

  • Good for eating fresh
  • Good for juice distinctive pink juice
  • Flavour quality: Average
  • Ripening period: Mid season
  • Use / keeping: 2-3 weeks

Growing

  • Cropping: Heavy
  • Flowering group: 3
  • Fertility: Self-fertile
  • Triploid: No
  • Vigour: Average growth
  • Gardening skill: Very easy
  • General disease resistance: Good

Climate

  • Suitable for temperate climates
  • Suitable for N. England?: Yes

Relationships to other varieties

Parents and other ancestors of this variety:

See also:

Red Devil identification photos from official fruit collections


UK National Fruit Collection

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UK National Fruit Collection

Red Devil identification photos from website visitors


Red Devil apples tape


Red Devil apples

Copyright: S. Lampitt

Red Devil apples tape


Red Devil apples

Copyright: S. Lampitt


Rate this variety for flavor

Current rating: 5 out of 5. Total votes cast: 2
 

Visitor comments

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26 Sep 2010 Dan KissaneCO KERRY, Ireland
I have one tree of this variety. It bears heavy crops of fine, large apples which are generally pest and disease free, though (as stated above) it is rather troubled by earwigs. Apple sawfly does all necessary crop-thinning, and the few scab-marked specimens and windfalls are all welcome additions to the cider bucket! It's a great seller in the local organic market, although, personally, I find the sweet, strawberry-like flavour not really to my taste.
13 Sep 2010 N. BuckCAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom
Red Devil resembles a sweeter, more intensely flavoured, slightly deeper red, larger-sized, Discovery apple. When fully ripe, Red Devil fruits become even darker red than the pictures above show. The flesh can be slightly red-stained, but the staining is not usually as extensive as many promoters of this apple would have you believe. The juice is indeed pink. Red Devil inherits most of Discovery's good characteristics - particularly disease resistance - but also inherits some of Discovery's tendency to attack by pests (earwigs and maggots), which can sometimes damage a significant portion of the crop. Unfortunately, pest attack seems to be common on many mid-season, highly coloured and highly flavoured "eating" varieties, so Red Devil is not unique in being attacked by pests.

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Fruit tree register

Do you have a tree of this variety in your garden or orchard? If so please register the details here and contribute to our international register of fruit trees.

The following Red Devil trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree.

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United Kingdom

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Latest Spring blossom records for this variety

2011 season

  • May  2011  - tree owned by Diana in HEYWOOD, United Kingdom
  • 18th April  2011  - tree owned by Mickyfen in NORTHALLERTON, United Kingdom
  • 10th April  2011  - tree owned by Simon in MALVERN, United Kingdom

2010 season

  • 13th May  2010  - tree owned by Cheryl in AUCHENBLAE, United Kingdom
  • 27th April  2010  - tree owned by N. in CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom
  • 15th April  2010  - tree owned by Jimmy in DUBLIN, Ireland

2009 season

  • 9th May  2009  - tree owned by Cheryl in AUCHENBLAE, United Kingdom
  • 18th April  2009  - tree owned by N. in CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom

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Latest harvest records for this variety

2011 season

  • October  2011  - tree owned by Diana in HEYWOOD, United Kingdom
  • 2nd week September  2011  - tree owned by Judith in LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom

2010 season

  • 2nd week October  2010  - tree owned by Jimmy in DUBLIN, Ireland
  • October  2010  - tree owned by Judith in LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom
  • 2nd week September  2010  - tree owned by Simon in MALVERN, United Kingdom
  • 1st week September  2010  - tree owned by Cheryl in AUCHENBLAE, United Kingdom

2009 season

  • 3rd week September  2009  - tree owned by Cheryl in AUCHENBLAE, United Kingdom
  • September  2009  - tree owned by N. in CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom

Mature heights for Red Devil trees

This table shows the likely mature height for a Red Devil tree taking into account the vigor of the variety, the rootstock, and soil conditions.

Rootstock Soil quality
Poor Below average Average Above average Very good
P22 2.5 ft
0.8 m		 3.1 ft
0.9 m		 3.7 ft
1.1 m		 4.3 ft
1.3 m		 4.9 ft
1.5 m
M27 2.8 ft
0.9 m		 3.5 ft
1.1 m		 4.2 ft
1.3 m		 4.9 ft
1.5 m		 5.6 ft
1.7 m
M9 4.2 ft
1.3 m		 5.3 ft
1.6 m		 6.3 ft
1.9 m		 7.4 ft
2.3 m		 8.4 ft
2.6 m
Bud.9 4.2 ft
1.3 m		 5.3 ft
1.6 m		 6.3 ft
1.9 m		 7.4 ft
2.3 m		 8.4 ft
2.6 m
Geneva 16 4.2 ft
1.3 m		 5.3 ft
1.6 m		 6.3 ft
1.9 m		 7.4 ft
2.3 m		 8.4 ft
2.6 m
Geneva 11 4.9 ft
1.5 m		 6.1 ft
1.9 m		 7.4 ft
2.3 m		 8.6 ft
2.6 m		 9.8 ft
3.0 m
M26 5.3 ft
1.6 m		 6.6 ft
2.0 m		 7.9 ft
2.4 m		 9.2 ft
2.8 m		 10.5 ft
3.2 m
Geneva 30 5.6 ft
1.7 m		 7.0 ft
2.1 m		 8.4 ft
2.6 m		 9.8 ft
3.0 m		 11.2 ft
3.4 m
MM102 5.6 ft
1.7 m		 7.0 ft
2.1 m		 8.4 ft
2.6 m		 9.8 ft
3.0 m		 11.2 ft
3.4 m
M7 6.3 ft
1.9 m		 7.9 ft
2.4 m		 9.5 ft
2.9 m		 11.0 ft
3.4 m		 12.6 ft
3.9 m
M116 6.3 ft
1.9 m		 7.9 ft
2.4 m		 9.5 ft
2.9 m		 11.0 ft
3.4 m		 12.6 ft
3.9 m
MM106 7.0 ft
2.1 m		 8.8 ft
2.7 m		 10.5 ft
3.2 m		 12.3 ft
3.8 m		 14.0 ft
4.3 m
MM111 8.4 ft
2.6 m		 10.5 ft
3.2 m		 12.6 ft
3.9 m		 14.7 ft
4.5 m		 16.8 ft
5.2 m
Bud.118 9.1 ft
2.8 m		 11.4 ft
3.5 m		 13.7 ft
4.2 m		 15.9 ft
4.9 m		 18.2 ft
5.6 m
M25 10.5 ft
3.2 m		 13.1 ft
4.0 m		 15.8 ft
4.8 m		 18.4 ft
5.6 m		 21.0 ft
6.4 m

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