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Pink Princess
type: Cider, Dessert
synonyms: Pink Lady Jansen, Pink Old Lady. Marketed as Pink Princess. Originally called Pink Lady, but since that name was not patented, it was later registered for use with select harvests of Cripps Pink .
summary: A late ripening apple with pink flesh and distinctly fruity flavor.
identification: Medium size, round conic. Green skin maturing to yellow and marked with scattered, red stripes.
characteristics: The flesh is white, stained pink. Sweet, slightly tart and pleasantly fruity.
uses: Used for fresh eating and cider.
origins: A cross of RF: Pink Pearl and King of the Pippins developed in 1967 by the late Fred Jansen, a highly regarded apple breeder and heritage apple collector from Toronto, Ontario (Canada). There is some speculation that the pollen parent might have been Brown Leaved Crab, but that is not supported by Jansen's records. Released as Pink Princess in 1997.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, spreading tree. Spur bearer. Sets heavily and needs to be thinned at fruit set to achieve good size
cold storage: Keeps less than a month.
harvest: Ready for harvest early in the fifth period.
notes: Fred Janson was one of the founders North American Fruit Explorers organization and had a large collection orchard near Toronto in Ontario. Unfortunately, after his death, the orchard was bulldozed and the collection was lost.
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 3
harvest period: 5
hardiness: 5
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