Fiesta

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1979

Origin

Kent, England, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 58.7 mm
Fruit width: 70.1 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Fiesta is an English dessert apple bred in Kent from Cox's Orange and Idared. Selected in 1979, it combines the flavour of Cox's Orange with improved storage, colouring, and cold tolerance from Idared. It requires careful management as it can be susceptible to scab and canker.

Flavor & Texture

balanced

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Idared Cox Orange Pippin Cox's Orange Pippin x Idared

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 2018
Wikidata: Q15809634