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Apple
Fiesta 

 

 

 

 
SummaryOne of the best Cox-style apples, and much easier to grow. Often marketed as Red Pippin.




Identification

Fiesta




Fruit colourRed / Orange flush




Flesh colourWhite




Fruit sizeSmall




Fruit shapeFlat-round




Using

Fiesta




FlavorVery good




Flavour styleSweeter




Ripening periodMid-Late season




Use/Keeping3 months or more




Cooking result




Growing

Fiesta




Picking




CroppingGood




VigourSlightly small




PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Partially self-fertile
Blossom frost-resistance
Gardening skillVery easy




ProblemsCanker - Some susceptibility
Mildew - Some resistance
Bitter pit - Some susceptibility

Other

Fiesta




Country of originUnited Kingdom




Other qualitiesAwards 1993