An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
CrimsonCrisp™ Apple on B.118 (Spring 2023)
An excellent, scab-immune dessert apple. Also known as Co-op 39.
CrimsonCrisp™ is field immune to scab but mildly susceptible to cedar-apple rust, fireblight, and mildew. It is an upright tree with a rounded canopy.
The fruit is medium sized, slightly flat, blushed a deep pinkish red over yellow. The flesh is yellowish, coarse grained, and crisply breaking. The flavor is superior; it is honeyed and aromatic with notes of caramel. CrimsonCrisp™ has a long harvest season–about a month–and it holds well to the tree. It is an outstanding dessert apple that stores well and is firm enough to please most bakers.
The original seedling was derived from a cross between two breeding selections (chosen for scab resistance) made in 1971 by the Purdue, Rutgers, Illinois Universities. Its parentage includes Rome Beauty, Jonathan, and Golden Delicious.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Disease-Resistant, Hot-Climate
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, baking, storage, jelly, sauce
Storage duration: three plus months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: yellow
Fruit Origins
Parentage: PCFW2-134 x PRI 669-205
Origin: West Lafayette, Indiana
Introduced in: 2006
Introduced by: Purdue, Rutgers, Illinois Universities
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: 900
Ripening date: Sep 15 (approximate, in New York State) + 0 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: B.118 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Semi-Standard (90% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 24'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Apple Scab: Immune
Powdery Mildew: Susceptible
Fireblight: Susceptible
Cedar-Apple Rust: Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Semi-Standard (90% of Standard)
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