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Red-flesh apples

While most apples have cream or white flesh, some have red or pink flesh. They make a colourful addition to a fruit salad, and are great for juicing.

  • Hidden Rose®

    Hidden Rose apple trees
    Hidden Rose is named for the unexpected pink flesh hidden behind the plain green skin.
    • Pick season: Very late
    • Keeping: 1-2 months
    • Self-fertile?: Not self-fertile

  • Red Devil

    Red Devil apple trees
    Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
    • Pick season: Mid
    • Keeping: 2-3 weeks
    • Self-fertile?: Self-fertile

  • SurprizeTM

    Surprize apple trees
    An unusual new apple variety with a unique combination of orange skin and pink flesh.
    • Pick season: Mid
    • Keeping: 1-2 months
    • Self-fertile?: Not self-fertile

  • Tickled Pink

    Tickled Pink apple trees
    A new red-fleshed apple variety, with attractive crimson blossom, also known as Baya® Marisa.
    • Pick season: Late
    • Keeping: 2-3 weeks
    • Self-fertile?: Not self-fertile

How to choose Red-flesh apples

While most apple varieties have white or cream flesh, some have red or pink or even orange flesh. These apples add an interesting colour to fruit salads, and their juice also looks more exotic than regular apple juice.

However the flavours of these apples for eating fresh are usually not quite as good as mainstream eating apples - they are usually a bit less sweet. Nevertheless they make an interesting addition to the home orchard.