Apples · 2027 season
Pink Lady Apple Tree
Malus domestica
Needs a partnerTart-sweet and very crisp. Ripens late and stores for months.
- #7 container
- About 1.25" caliper
Pick up in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March. Pay cash, check, Venmo or PayPal at pickup.
Pink Lady (also sold as Cripps Pink) has a pink blush over yellow skin, very firm flesh and a lively sweet-tart, almost fizzy flavor.
It blooms fairly early and is one of the last apples to ripen, so it needs a long season, like ours. The apples keep for months in the fridge.
Pick a partner that blooms early-to-mid season, like the ones below.
It was bred in Western Australia by John Cripps (Lady Williams × Golden Delicious). Pink Lady is the trademark name; the variety itself is Cripps Pink. It needs about 200 days from bloom to harvest.
How it tastes
A lively tart-sweet balance with a fizzy, almost effervescent finish. Very firm and crisp, and the flavor gets even better after a few weeks of storage.
At a glance
- You get
- #7 container, about 1.25" caliper (trunk thickness 6 inches above the soil; each tree varies a little)
- Hardiness zones
- USDA 6–9 (needs a long growing season) (Salem County is 7)
- Blooms
- Early to mid season
- Ripens
- Late October to November
- Starts bearing
- Usually 2–4 years after planting
- Mature size
- Depends on rootstock; ask us
- Pollination
- Needs a partner
- Botanical name
- Malus domestica
- Price
- $88 each, paid at pickup
- Pickup
- Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March
The fruit
- Looks
- Medium, pink-red blush over yellow-green, very firm
- Flavor
- Tart-sweet, almost fizzy
- Best for
- Fresh, Salads, Baking
- Keeps
- 4 months or more in the fridge; flavor improves after a few weeks
Pollination
Needs a different apple (or a flowering crabapple) blooming nearby. Any of the partners below will do it.
Good partners from our list
Growing tips
Watch for: Very susceptible to fire blight and scab; resistant to cedar-apple rust and mildew
- Full sun (at least 6–8 hours) and soil that drains well. Avoid low spots where water sits in spring.
- Mature size depends on the rootstock the tree is grafted onto. Ask us if space is tight.
- Water deeply once a week through the first summer, more often in heat waves.
- Pick off all fruit for the first two years. After that, thin the young fruit to one apple per cluster in early summer for bigger apples and a crop every year.
- Prune in late winter while the tree is dormant to open up the center to light and air.
Spray schedule: Apple Pest Control Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards (Rutgers Cooperative Extension, fact sheet FS112)
New to planting fruit trees? Read our step-by-step planting guide: square hole, graft above the soil, native soil, and no fruit for the first two years.
Photos show the variety, not the exact plant you’ll get. Reservations are for the 2027 season, picked up at our farm in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March, and aren’t guaranteed until we confirm them. Questions? Ask us or call or text (856) 345‑4538.
