Here in WI Crimson Crisp is a solid apple. Usually picks with Honeycrisp. Good disease resistance except for cedar apple rust (mostly on foliage). Did have some fireblight issues this year for the first time, but it is the worst blight year I have seen. Good flavor, dense, tart, reminds me a bit of Pink Lady. Grown organically they pack out well and sell well retail-solid red. Just planted 20 more trees this year. We have Triumph in the ground but have not fruited it.
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Despite my complaints about fire blight, it does taste good (and look good) if you get them through to harvest. It is my kids’ favorite of the varieties that we have in our yard.
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Can I ask what State you are in?
Maryland (near Annapolis)
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I second look and taste in addition to a decent disease resistant.
My other apples (Honeycrisp, Cox’s Orange Pippin) were affected by brown rot this year, but Crimsoncrisp seems unaffected.
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I grew Crimson Crisp for over 10 years and grafted over it. I found it went from sour to bland, without a sweet with acid stage. Even bland it had decent texture, but bland apples don’t interest me.
My keepers:
Evercrisp
Golden Russet
Goldrush
Sweet Sixteen
Unknown apple that is likely a limbertwig
And there are a few more on probation which could get bumped up or down, as well as a bunch of apples which are still around due to inertia.
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Don’t want to hijack the thread, but do you know if Evercrisp is like Honeycrisp and needs a cooler climate to be good? My small Evercrisp is finishing up its second growing season under my possession.
To make this related to Crimsoncrisp, I judging by where the positive reviews are coming from, I wonder if it is a cold-climate apple…
I’m on the border of 6B/7A. Not a hot climate, but warmer than Minnesota. Evercrisp is good here, but I’m not sure how it would do in CA.
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