- See also:
- Early-season eating apples6
- Mid-season eating apples20
- Late-season eating apples40
- Cooking apples25
- Dual-purpose apples15
- Russet apple trees7
Red-flesh apple trees
We offer a range of red or pink-flesh apple trees for sale online with UK delivery. These unusual apple varieties are often very good for juicing.
Hidden Rose®
Hidden Rose is named for the unexpected pink flesh hidden behind the plain green skin.£34.95buyRoberts Red
Roberts Red or Roberts Crab is an unusual red-fleshed crab-apple, with dark pink blossom, and purple fruits. Useful for cooking and produces a claret red colour juice.£36.75 - £60.50buySurprizeTM
An unusual new apple variety with a unique combination of orange skin and pink flesh.£36.25 - £63.00buyTickled Pink
A new red-fleshed apple variety, with attractive crimson blossom, also known as Baya® Marisa.£34.95 - £63.00buy
How to choose Red-flesh apple trees
The vast majority of apples have white or cream flesh, but for many years a small number of apple breeders have tried to develop apples with pink or red-flesh. This is not as unnatural as it sounds, several crab-apples have red-flesh, often coupled with crimson blossom and anthocyanin pigments in the leaves and stems. The trick is to incorporate the interesting colours without the bitter crab-apple flavours.
It is fair to say that none of these apples are particularly sweet, but it is likely that eating them fresh gives you the most benefit from the supposed anti-oxidant qualities of all those anthocyanins. Red Devil is probably the best for eating fresh, and the extent of red colouration in the flesh is modest. For a more extreme example, try Roberts Red.
All these apples can be pressed to produce very pretty juice.