Espalier or fan trees are used against a wall; you will need not less than 180 x 180cm’s for a fan or espalier tree. Please note we do not supply ready trained trees; this Kidds Orange Red is a young tree suitable for training yourself, in situ. Such trees usually settle to cropping within 2 or 3 seasons
Kidds Orange red was raised in New Zealand, 1927 from a Cox’s Orange x Delicious cross. Quickly became popular in England and remains an oft-planted garden apple and a good alternative to Cox’s Orange that is easier to grow.
Kidds Orange Red Apple tree – Season:
November and December is the best time to enjoy Kidds Orange Red.
Kidds Orange Red - appearance:
This is a medium sized apple of gleaming yellow-gold, heavily flushed carmine red. May have some russet patches. A beautiful apple.
Kidds Orange Red apple trees – flavour:
Similar to a Cox’s with the same strongly aromatic, balanaced flavour, but does mellow with storing, developing floral notes.
Uses:
A dessert apple.
Cropping & Growth
An abundant cropper on a tree of medium vigour.
Kidds Orange Red - Pollination: ‘B’ pollination group, use varieties with the same or adjacent groups to pollinate successfully. Here are some suggested varieties:
Discovery
Elstar
Empire
Gala
Greensleeves
Bountiful
Herefordshire Russet
