British Columbia: Pink Lady Apple Tree

Discussion in 'Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest' started by darkangel, Apr 27, 2010.

  1. darkangel

    darkangel Member

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    Anyone know if and where you can find a Pink Lady Apple Tree preferably here in the lower mainland (vancouver)? Looking for one roughly 5-6 feet tall. Or if there's anyplace online that ships to Canada?
    Any information would be appreciated.
     
  2. vitog

    vitog Contributor 10 Years

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    I don't know where you can buy Pink Lady, but you should be aware that this variety needs lots of heat for a long time to ripen properly. It is the last apple to ripen in the central Washington growing area. It is harvested after Fuji, which I am currently growing in Burnaby. I find that Fuji barely ripens before hard frosts arrive, but it doesn't have the sweetness of the store-bought apples, and so is really not worth growing here. Pink Lady will only be worse, unless you plan to grow it in a greenhouse or expect global warming to really take off soon.
     
  3. Sidney

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    Pink Lady is available from Van Well Nursery in Washington State. However, unless you plan on growing it commercially, it is unavailable to home gardens. It is licensed through a growing contract. It is a patented cultivar of a Cripp's Pink.
     
  4. Jeff Koelewyn

    Jeff Koelewyn New Member

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    Pink Lady is not a variety of apple.It isnt a patented cultivar of Cripps Pink.....it is theoretically a trademark used on Cripps Pink itself but most people like yourself think its a cultivar
     

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