Pixie CrunchTM apple

Pixie Crunch apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Pixie Crunch

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

Visitor reviews

• 17 Aug 2021  CA, United States

  Breaking, crisp, very juicy, with remarkably yellow flesh. Delightful to have a few bites of such a nice apple. Heavy fruiting every year. Here in Walnut Creek, CA, it suffers quite a bit from fire blight, but most branches stayed healthy this spring. My tree is growing on M27 rootstock. Despite thinning, a couple of branches have broken from the weight of the fruit.
• 02 Feb 2020  ID, United States

  Pixie Crunch is one of my new favorites. It has a unique crisp breaking, crunchy texture unlike any other apple I have tried, and the flavor is very good and sweet. This was the first year my tree produced and it set a heavy crop despite a late frost that reduced the production of many other varieties I grow. I will look forward to this apple year after year.
• 12 Oct 2019  WISCONSIN, United States

  Just discovered the Pixie Crunch at an orchard in Illinois. It's just what I've been looking for - the juice and crunch of a Honeycrisp with the sweetness and smaller size of Jonathon's or McIntosh. I don't know about growing them, but I will continue to eat these for a long time. Good job, Purdue, for hybridizing this fruit.
• 09 Jul 2018  CALIFORNIA, United States

  I've grown 8 of these trees over the years, 3 on M7 and 5 on G30... all in North Carolina. While fireblight and cedar-apple rust can be severe, they can be grown in the Southeast with a good fungicide/insecticide program. They have a great flavor and the crispness is exceptional. Of the over 50 kinds of apples I have grown, this was the most popular with folks. It is among my top 10 favorite apples for fresh eating.
• 25 Jun 2018  KY, United States

  I planted 5 varieties at the same time - 2 disease resistant, 2 heirloom and the Pixie Crunch. Cedar apple rust and fireblight are problems here and the Pixie Crunch needed more attention than the others put together. Since my goal was as low maintenance as possible, the tree had to go. It already had half the limbs removed due to fireblight and the rest of the leaves all showed cedar apple rust even after being on a spray schedule.
• 22 Feb 2018  WV, United States

  I purchased a dwarf Pixie Crunch a few years back. The first year it produced one Apple, which was very crisp and sweet. The following winter was harsh and a heavy snowfall broke the tree off at the ground. I have since purchased another one which is growing very well and hopefully will produce some fruit this year. I love the crispness and the sweet, juicy flavor of this apple.
• 30 Jul 2017  OH, United States

  2nd year. Let 4 apples grow. Waiting to mature
• 14 Sep 2016  PA, United States

  Small fruit with a great hard, crisp, breaking texture. A bit more dense and a bit sweeter than Honeycrisp. An average amount of juice, not great complex flavor but very good. Classic apple flavor with a bit grassy smell.
• 28 Oct 2015  IL, United States

  What nice little apple. Crisp, with a nicely balanced sweetness and a lovely perfume. Perfect size for a linch box or for after dinner with wanuts and cheese.
• 27 Jan 2012  PA, United States

  These apples are crisp, juicy, sweet, slightly tart. A great lunch box apple: small, and delicious.

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Where to buy trees

The following tree nurseries offer Pixie Crunch apple trees for sale:

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Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow Pixie Crunch:

United States

• Colorado

  • Masonville Orchard, Fort Collins

• Indiana

  • Harker Family Farms & Orchard, Waldron

• Maine

  • Plowshares Community Farm, Gorham

• Michigan

  • KlineKrest USDA Certified Organic Produce Farm, Lyons

• Ohio

  • Lynd Fruit Farm, Pataskala

• Pennsylvania

  • Miles Orchard (Miles Farm Produce), Coudersport

• Washington

  • Skipley Farm, Snohomish        *** Feature Orchard ***

• Wisconsin

  • Door Creek Orchard, Cottage Grove

References

• PRI Coop 33 variety description  1993
  Author: PRI