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Fiesta
A crisp, juicy, sweet apple with some Cox flavour which crops well and keeps extremely well.
Origin: Kent UK, 1972
Pollination: Fiesta is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator. 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 Fiesta
Raised by Dr F Alston, East Malling Research Station, Kent, UK from Cox's Orange Pippin x Idared 1972. Received an Award of Merit from the RHS in 1987. Originally called Fiesta but attempts are now being made to popularise the new name Red Pippin. Grown commercially on a small scale in the UK.Medium sized, flat-round fruit. Green skin ripening to yellow mostly covered by a crimson red flush. Very crisp and juicy white flesh. Slightly tough skin. Good sweet flavour. The literature often refers to Fiesta being similar to (and a good substitute for) Cox. This is misleading. Fiesta is much sweeter and only displays a hint of the strong aromatic flavour of Cox. It is nevertheless an excellent dessert apple in its own right. It keeps very well retaining its crispness but tending to lose its flavour in storage.
Small, compact tree suitable for crodons and espaliers. Partially self-fertile and heavy cropping. A very good garden variety.
Characteristics of Fiesta apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Red |
| Flavour | Sweet |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Late Sep |
| Season of use | Oct-Mar |
| Tree vigour | Small |
| Tree habit | Spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Heavy |
| Suitable for | Late Frost Northern Britain |
| Pollination date | 14 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Partially self-fertile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Parentage | Cox's Orange Pippin Idared |
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