A highly flavored, late-season dessert apple, perfect for organic production.
Vanilla Pink Apple on G.16 (Spring 2026)
A candy-flavored apple with neon pink flesh.
Little is known about the disease susceptibilities and resistances of Vanilla Pink at this time. It is likely susceptible to apple scab.
Pink Vanilla is an apple with neon pink flesh. The texture can be grainy and the skin has a high tannin content, but it also has a unique fruity flavor with sweet candy and vanilla notes. Pink Vanilla will ripen in mid to Late November.
Vanilla Pink was developed by independent breeder Steve Edholm as a part of his self-reliance educational project called SkillCult. Steve Edholm started his breeding program in the early 2010’s and has incorporated many varieties, including some red-fleshed varieties that were developed by Albert Etters. He has produced several apple varieties and makes educational content about apple breeding and more on his YouTube channel. There is a premium charge of $5 on each tree that goes to the SkillCult project.
See all of the available Steve Edholm apple varieties here.
You can read more about the Vanilla Pink apple on the SkillCult website.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Red Flesh, Dessert
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, jam, sauce
Storage duration: (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: gold
Flesh color: pink
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Grenadine x GoldRush
Origin: Ukiah, CA
Introduced in: 2017
Introduced by: Steve Edholm, SkillCult
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: -
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Nov 14 (approximate, in New York State) + 60 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
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Rootstock: G.16 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
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Vanilla Pink Apple on G.16 does not have any diseases or pests associated with it at this time.
Pollination
Pollination Factors
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Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile?
Is it fertile? Y
Rootstock size class:
Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Vanilla Pink Apple on G.16. 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 |
|---|---|
| GoldRush Apple on G.214 | 376 |
| Pixie Crunch™ Apple on G.11 | 141 |
| Sansa Apple on G.11 | 116 |
| SnowSweet® Apple on G.11 | 100 |
| Empire Apple on G.214 | 87 |
| Northern Spy Apple on G.41 | 80 |
| Florina Apple on G.11 | 69 |
| Golden Russet Apple on G.214 | 67 |
| Frequin Rouge Apple on G.214 | 65 |
| Chieftain Apple on G.214 | 64 |
| Honeycrisp Apple on G.11 | 58 |
See all pollination matches for Vanilla Pink Apple on G.16
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