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Captain Kidd
A more highly coloured sport of Kidd's Orange Red
Origin: New Zealand,
Pollination: Captain Kidd is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
British-grown 
All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification.
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History and description of Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd is a more highly coloured sport of Kidd's Orange Red. See Kidd's Orange Red for further detail.Characteristics of Captain Kidd apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Flushed |
| Flavour | Aromatic |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Mid Oct |
| Season of use | Nov-Jan |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Good |
| Disease resistance | Canker - Very susceptible Scab - Resistant Mildew - Resistant |
| Pollination date | 12 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Parentage | Cox's Orange Pippin Kidd's Orange Red Red Delicious |
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