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| Home | Australia |
| Type | Malus Domestica |
| Cross between | Lady William’s x Golden Delicious |
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Cripps Pink, also known by the trademark name Pink Lady is a cultivar variety of apple widely available in the Northern Hemisphere. It was originally bred by John Cripps at the (then named) Western Australia Department of Agriculture by crossing the Australian apple Lady Williams with a Golden Delicious in order to combine the best features of both apples.
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Registered trade mark
The Cripps Pink variety is owned and licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA), which has Plant Breeders' Rights in multiple countries. The peak industry body for Australian apple and pear growers — Apple and Pear Australia Limited (APAL) — owns and manages globally the intellectual property in the trade mark Pink Lady, which is registered in more than 70 countries.
Growth and development
The apple shape is ellipsoid, it has a distinctive pink hue mixed with a green "background," and taste is tart. The Cripps Pink variety requires a long, 200 day growth period and a hot climate, making them ungrowable in more temperate latitudes. They are extensively grown in Australia. They are also grown in New Zealand, and in Washington and California in the US since the late 1990s. Pink Lady apple is becoming particularly popular in the United Kingdom and had approximately 10% of the market share in 2005.
Gallery
 Stacked Pink Lady apples on sale in Australia |
 Pink Lady with tag #4128 |
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