Captain Kidd

The more highly coloured sport of Kidd's Orange Red with a strong pear drops flavour.

Origin: New Zealand,

Pollination: Captain Kidd is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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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