Pixie Crunch™ (Co-op 33)

Crop
Apple
Cultivar
Pixie Crunch™ (Co-op 33)

Small, very crisp, midseason apple with Vf resistance to apple scab. Origin: Purdue-Rutgers-Illinois cooperative breeding program, by J. Janick, E. Williams, J. Goffreda, and S. Korban. PCF2-134 × PRI 669-205; cross made in 1971 at Cream Ridge Research and Development Center, Rutgers University; selected at Purdue University in 1978 by E.B. Williams; tested as PRI 2712-1. USPP 13,871. Fruit: small to medium; round-oblate and no ribbing; skin thin and glossy, washed red-purple over greenish-yellow or yellow ground color; flesh yellow-white, very crisp and breaking; rich sweet-tart flavor and slight aroma; storage for 2 months. Tree: moderate vigor; spreading habit; non-spur bearing; biennial bearing if overcropped; Vf resistance to apple scab; moderately resistant to fire blight and frogeye leafspot (Physalospora obtuse); susceptible to powdery mildew and cedar apple rust.