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Apple
Pink Lady 

 

 

 

 
SummaryOne of the best-known modern apples, Pink Lady is actually a trademark and the variety is more correctly known as Cripps Pink.




Identification

Pink Lady




Fruit colourRed




Flesh colourWhite to Cream, pale yellow




Fruit sizeMedium




Fruit shapeRound




Using

Pink Lady




FlavorExceptional




Flavour styleSweet/Sharp




Ripening period




Use/Keeping3 months or more




Cooking result




Growing

Pink Lady




Picking




CroppingGood




VigourAverage growth




PollinationFlowering group 3
Self-sterile
Gardening skillAverage




ProblemsScab - Some susceptibility
Mildew - Some susceptibility
Fireblight - Very susceptible
Woolly aphid - Some susceptibility
Cedar apple rust - Very susceptible

Other

Pink Lady




Country of originAustralia




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