Hidden Rose® apple trees
Malus domestica - Picking season: Very late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Hidden Rose is named for the surprising pink flesh concealed behind the plain green skin.
It is one of the best flavoured of the American red-fleshed apple varieties, and (perhaps no coincidence) also one of the latest ripening. It can be stored for a few months too.
The flowers are a pretty candy-floss pink, similar to pink-blossomed flowering cherries, and the leaves are a conventional green colour. This puts Hidden Rose in the middle of the spectrum which runs from regular mainstream apples with white or light pink blossom, green leaves, and white or cream flesh, to the dark-fleshed crab apples which usually have very dark pink blossom and bronze leaves.
Hidden Rose apple trees for sale
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£34.95
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR21-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£34.95
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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Pre-ordering
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Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
Recommended pollinators for Hidden Rose apple trees
Hidden Rose is not self-fertile and is also a poor pollinator of other varieties. Ideally you need two other different but compatible varieties planted nearby in order to produce fruit, or one compatible self-fertile variety.
The following varieties are good pollinators for Hidden Rose.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us.
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Red WindsorRed Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.
Egremont RussetEgremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.
BountifulBountiful is an easy-to-grow cooking apple, it retains its shape when cooked, fairly sweet for a cooker.
Red SentinelMalus Red Sentinel has classic white blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.
GreensleevesGreensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.
BardseyA hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.
Pink GlowMalus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and very attractive dark pink fruits. It is exceptionally cold-hardy.
Keswick CodlinKeswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
History
Hidden Rose was named in 2001, but was discovered in the 1960s growing as a seedling tree near Airlie in Oregon, USA. It is still widely known by its original name - Airlie Red Flesh.
Hidden Rose characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group2
- Pollinating othersPoor
- Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
- Climate suitabilityMild damp climates
- Picking seasonVery late
- CroppingLight
- Keeping (of fruit)1-2 months
- Food usesCulinaryJuice
- Disease resistancePoor
- Scab (Apple and Pear)Some susceptibility
- Country of originUnited States
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Blossom colourPink
- Fruit colourGreen - light
- Flesh colourPink / Red
Similar varieties
PendragonPendragon is a red-fleshed dual-purpose apple from Cornwall.
RosetteProbably the best-flavoured of the pink-fleshed apple varieties, and produces lovely pink juice.
SurprizeAn unusual new apple variety with a unique combination of orange skin and pink flesh.
Tickled PinkA new red-fleshed apple variety, with attractive crimson blossom, also known as Baya® Marisa.
British-grown trees 
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In addition, all our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance.
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Guaranteed fruit trees
When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions.
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More about apple trees
There is no doubt that the famous Bramley's Seedling still rightly reigns supreme. Characterised by its copious rich juicy acidity it quickly renders to stiff puree in the kitchen, and is the benchmark for English apple cookery. However we have noticed a real resurgence in interest in the humble cooking apple in recent years, with cooks looking beyond Bramley for other qualities and textures.
Look out for cooking apples which ripen earlier than Bramley, such as Grenadier or Keswick Codlin.
Scotland also has a strong tradition of cooking apples - Galloway Pippin, Scotch Bridget, Scotch Dumpling for example. This also illustrates another useful quality of cooking apples - they can be productive even in climates where grey skies and rain are more frequent than sun and blue skies.
Many cooking apples are also great for juicing, especially if you like your apple juice to have a bit of an acidic kick.
