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Hidden Rose® apple trees

Malus domestica
Hidden Rose apples
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Hidden Rose is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

Hidden Rose is named for the surprising pink flesh concealed behind the plain green skin.

It is one of the best flavoured of the American red-fleshed apple varieties, and (perhaps no coincidence) also one of the latest ripening. It can be stored for a few months too.

The flowers are a pretty candy-floss pink, similar to pink-blossomed flowering cherries, and the leaves are a conventional green colour. This puts Hidden Rose in the middle of the spectrum which runs from regular mainstream apples with white or light pink blossom, green leaves, and white or cream flesh, to the dark-fleshed crab apples which usually have very dark pink blossom and bronze leaves. 

Hidden Rose apple trees for sale

Bare-root

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Next deliveries

Order now for delivery from week commencing 6th January.

Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

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This variety is also available for delivery to Europe. Contact us for details.

History

Hidden Rose was named in 2001, but was discovered in the 1960s growing as a seedling tree near Airlie in Oregon, USA. It is still widely known by its original name - Airlie Red Flesh.


Hidden Rose characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group2
  • Pollinating othersPoor
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityMild damp climates

Using

  • Picking seasonVery late
  • CroppingLight
  • Keeping (of fruit)1-2 months
  • Food usesCulinaryJuice

Problems

  • Disease resistancePoor
  • Scab (Apple and Pear)Some susceptibility

Identification

  • Country of originUnited States
  • Period of origin1950 - 1999
  • Blossom colourPink
  • Fruit colourGreen - light
  • Flesh colourPink / Red

Similar varieties

  • Pendragon
    Pendragon is a red-fleshed dual-purpose apple from Cornwall.
  • See also Rosette
    Rosette
    Probably the best-flavoured of the pink-fleshed apple varieties, and produces lovely pink juice.
  • See also Surprize
    Surprize
    An unusual new apple variety with a unique combination of orange skin and pink flesh.
  • See also Tickled Pink
    Tickled Pink
    A new red-fleshed apple variety, with attractive crimson blossom, also known as Baya® Marisa.

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