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The Red Colouration in Apples
A bit of basic observation will let you see that
sunlight plays an important role in the redness of an apple.
Look at any apple tree in late summer and you will
see that the apples on the south side (sunny side) of the tree are
redder than those on the other sides. The late summer and autumn
sunlight in particular, are important factors in the reddening of
apples.
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Some apples of course don't have the essential
pigmentation ingredients to turn red. But, even some of the well
known green apples can have a light pink flush (blush!) with the
right late summer sun levels.
Red Apple Varieties for growing in the UK.
- Gala Apple - Sometimes known as Royal Gala
- Eat it or cook it, and it is ready from mid to late
August! Dazzling red skin, and a good firm but juicy red apple
variety.
- Pink Lady - is a good all-round apple.
Eat it or cook it. It is ready from mid October, and stores
well.
- Fuji - Is another good all-rounder
that comes off the tree in late October. This red apple stores
well - as do most late croppers - and is good to eat straight
from the tree, or after a few weeks storing.
- Braeburn - Good old favourite red,
with a bright white fleshy interior. Late cropper, and is for
eating not cooking.
- Red Delicious. I would not touch the
Golden Delicious, but it's red cousin is bearable! It is a good
eater, and ready from middle of September.
- Kanzi - New variety of which we
know nothing!
- Cameo - New variety of which we know
nothing! But, said to be large, sweet and late fruiting. It is
an American apple!
- Rubens - New variety of which we know
nothing!
- Discovery First of the crop in late
summer, but is not any good for storing. So, Eat them fresh -
straight off the tree.
- Scrumptious. Lives up to it's name. A
first class red early dessert apple with flavour bordering on
honey. Self fertile, for those worrying about pollinators and
copes well with frost.
- Sunrise - A good early red apple with
plenty of taste. Looks great on the tree..
- Lord Lambourne - The writer's all time
favourite red apple!
- Elstar - A good sweet fruity red apple
- late - that also keeps well.
- Blenheim Orange Can cook or eat. It
has been around a long time, but is still rightfully popular. I
would always have room for this red apple.
- Rubens - Dry flavour which has been
compared to bananas! It's texture is also a little on the soft
side as well, but worth a try.
- Red Windsor
- Spartan
They don't come much redder than Spartan! early early type which
can/should be eaten straight off the tree. DON'T tery to store
it - it doesn't like it!
- Tydeman's Late Orange
A popular Cox-style apple, with a later season and sharper
flavour.
- Cox's Orange Pippin - We will include
the Cox, because with the right late summer conditions it can
turn quite a rosy red.
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