Cameo Apple on G.41 (Spring 2026)
A delicious modern dessert apple with outstanding storage quality. Also known as Caudle, Carousel.
This tree is vigorous, with a spreading, open habit. It is hardy, precocious, productive, and reliably annual. It is susceptible to fireblight, scab, CAR, and powdery mildew.
If you can't decide whether you prefer Golden Delicious or Red Delicious, this might be the apple for you. A chance seedling found growing on a block of Red Delicious near a block of Golden Delicious, Cameo is likely to be a cross of those two varieties, and it has many of the desirable characteristics of each. The fruit is red striped over yellow-green, and is slightly rounder than a Red Delicious. The flesh is firm, white, crisp, and juicy, with an aromatic, subacid flavor. Cameo stores very well - up to 12 months! - and it is an excellent dessert apple.
This chance seedling appeared in an orchard in Dryden, WA in 1987. In 2008 and 2009, this apple beat the famed Cox's Orange Pippin to win the award for tastiest apple at the National Fruit Show in Kent, England.
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Hot-Climate, Dessert
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, storage
Storage duration: three plus months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Chance seedling, possibly Red Delicious x Golden Delicious
Origin: Dryden, WA
Introduced in: 1993
Introduced by: D. D. Caudle and M. M. Caudle
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 9
Chill hours: 600
Ripening date: Sep 25 (approximate, in New York State) + 10 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.41 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Powdery Mildew: Susceptible
Apple Scab: Susceptible
Fireblight: Susceptible
Cedar-Apple Rust: Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Cameo Apple on G.41. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
| Tree | Currently in Stock |
|---|---|
| Blondee™ Apple on G.214 | 233 |
| Enterprise Apple on G.214 | 225 |
| Pixie Crunch™ Apple on G.11 | 178 |
| Newtown Pippin Apple on G.41 | 156 |
| Sansa Apple on G.11 | 143 |
| Golden Russet Apple on G.214 | 141 |
| CrimsonCrisp™ Apple on G.214 | 141 |
| Williams' Pride Apple on G.11 | 135 |
| Porter's Perfection Apple on G.41 | 126 |
| Sweet Sixteen Apple on G.41 | 118 |
| Virginia Crab Apple on G.214 | 117 |
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V 3.062; Standard SE 6.03