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Cherry
Morello 
Apple
Fiesta 

 

 

 
SummaryThe most widely-grown sour cherry
One of the best Cox-style apples, and much easier to grow. Often marketed as Red Pippin.



Identification

Morello
Fiesta



Fruit colour
Red / Orange flush



Flesh colour
White



Fruit size
Small



Fruit shape
Flat-round



Using

Morello
Fiesta



FlavorGood
Very good



Flavour styleSharper
Sweeter



Ripening periodLate season
Mid-Late season



Use/Keeping1-3 days
3 months or more



Cooking result




Growing

Morello
Fiesta



Picking




Cropping
Good



Vigour
Slightly small



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



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

Other

Morello
Fiesta



Country of origin
United Kingdom



Other qualitiesAwards 1993
Awards 1993