I finally got apples from Redfield and they look like this picture.
Hoping for a first fruit on Geneva this year.
And I have seeds of Redfield crossed back to it’s father…that should be interesting…I would expect at least 75 % to have reddish leaves.
You’re ahead of me in the number of red fleshed collected; so, which have you eaten, and what do you think of them?
(You have at least 15-20 that I don’t have, and I have at least 10 you don’t I think.)
So, did you end up getting some red fleshed apples? If so, did you get any harvest yet?
So far the 4 others I’ve got to sample have not been better to eat fresh than the old
Niedz. crabapple. But may have a couple more fruit for first time this year.
Slicing some Idareds today for an apple crisp, I noticed that a few of them had more than a faint pink tinge in their flesh. Others had none at all. I hadn’t heard that the red tinge might grow in storage, but I haven’t seen so much color when I’ve sliced Idareds from the same tree back last fall or earlier this year.
A lot of apples that have red skin are capable of a bit of red inside. Jonathan and Rome come to mind.
I’ve added 7 more red fleshed cultivars to my 30…lots of pink blooms and red fleshed apples someday.
Not to metion I have a bunch of seeds to plant.
Yes. Williams Pride and Carolina Red June are two more for which this isn’t uncommon.
Neither of those have bloomed or fruited yet for me. I don’t recall the red June apples of yesteryear having red stains…but that may have been nearly 60 years ago and I may not recall.
Idared is another that can have staining. But I’m up to about 37 if all my red fleshed prove to be as advertised…only about 5 have fruited. I have 3 on M111 probably grafted in '14 that have no inclination to bloom yet.
I’ll be planting seeds of that cross…so it did happen Redfield pollinated it’s daddy.
Niedzwetzkyana may bloom first this year and I’ll have to collect and save pollen if I want
it to be the male in a cross. Two years ago it was behind Redfield. Redfield disappointed except for appearance/landscape value. Hope it improves as it gets older.
Has anyone had any results they can post from Arboreum’s Arborose?
Any suggestions of red-fleshed apples with extremely intensely red bark and leaves? I’m think that might be a fun base for a frankentree as the grafts will be very easy to spot.
What!!, red fleshed apples!, I really liked this topic & the posts.
Now I feel the urge to have a number of red-fleshed apple varieties with acceptable taste.
I’m also intrigued, I don’t have any apple trees but acquired several red fleshed scions this winter. As long as burnt ridge comes through with the rootstock I will be golden.
put in a 5ft. redlove odysso last spring and it put on 12in. of new growth in its 1st summer. plant to graft some other red fleshed apples and some green apples for contrast. bark is dark and leaves have a reddish / purple hue.
I have done quite a few trees fleshed grafts already. Some are already pushing through the parafilm after a few weeks at best. All my Red fleshed from last year are showing signs of growth and some look too have a bloom or two peeking through. I’m excited to see what the future holds.
I have one early Niedzwetzkyana bloom from a one year old graft (thanks @BlueBerry !!)that is the most beautiful color. 
Yes, over half the 50 or so apple grafts I’ve made so far this year have been red fleshed apples.
The Redfield is very similar to it’s ‘father’ (Niedz.) in bloom…but isn’t a better apple.
I don’t have any blossoms out, but 3 or 4 trees are beginning to exhibit pink/red/black buds!
Just imagine in 10 or 15 days the Frankentree having 5 red fleshed and 7 that aren’t…candy cane tree. 
I plan to build a campfire under that tree during the upcoming cold snap and sing campfire songs all night for bud sustainment and encouragement. Some things are just worth the extra effort 
Don’t get the fire too close…and keep eye on direction of breezes…or you’ll have singed blossoms instead of frozen blossoms.! 
(I’m going to sleep in…but if I hear singing in my sleep…)
Artifact Cider out of Central Massachusetts did a Redfield single variety cider. Very tart but quite tasty. The Redfields in my nursery grew a solid 5 ft last season… do you find yours to vigorous as well?
I suppose vigor is relative. My in-ground Redfield on M-111 has gone from 5 feet to 15 feet and not very evenly limbed in six years. Better than some, not good as others. Had a peck of apples that 6th leaf…none before.
Yes, I’ve heard of Redfield cider. That’s great. For other uses, I don’t find it better than it’s parents.
