Cripps Pink
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Cripps Pink is a cultivar variety of apple widely available in the Northern Hemisphere. It was originally produced by Apple and Pear Australia Limited by crossing the native Australian apple Lady Williams with a Golden Delicious in order to combine the best features of both apples. The company sells the highest quality grade of the apple under the trademark of Pink Lady. The apple has a distinctive pink "blush" mixed with a green "background" and has a firm crisp texture with a sweet taste.
The variety requires a long growth period and a hot climate, making them ungrowable in more temperate latitudes and are thus imported. They are extensively grown in Australia. They are also grown in New Zealand. The apple is becoming particularly popular in the United Kingdom and had approximately 10% of the market share in 2005.
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