Redsleeves apple

Red flushed, smooth skinned, dessert variety. Sweet, lightly aromatic, crisp, juicy flesh; can be weakly flavored.

USDA identification images for Redsleeves

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

Parents and other ancestors of this variety

Exeter Cross (parent)

Visitor reviews

United Kingdom

Alan Mills in Kilmarnock, AYRSHIRE
Jean Lippett in Martock, SOMERSET

Ireland

Ute Bohnsack in Kilfenora, CLARE

Harvest records for this variety

2011 season

4th week August 2011 - tree owned by Ute in Kilfenora, Ireland

Origins

Species: Malus domestica - Apple
Parentage: Exeter Cross x scab resistant seedling.
Originates from: United Kingdom
Introduced: 1967
Developed by: East Malling Research
UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1975-058

Identification

Country of origin: United Kingdom
Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
Fruit colour: Red / Green
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Annual cycle: Deciduous

Using

Picking season: Early
Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
Flavour quality: Good
Flavour style (apples): Sweeter
Cropping: Heavy
Food uses: Eating fresh
Picking period: late August
Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators

Growing

Gardening skill: Beginner
Flowering group: 3
Pollinating others: Average
Ploidy: Diploid
Vigour: Average vigour
Precocity: Precocious
Bearing regularity: Regular
Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
Organic culture: Suitable
Self-fertility: Self-fertile

Climate

Frost resistance of blossom: Good resistance
Climate suitability: Temperate climates
Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)

Other qualities

Disease resistance: Good
Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance

References

Fruit Expert
Author: Hessayon