Kidd's Orange Red

Kidd's Orange Red is a cultivar of domesticated apple that was developed in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand.^[1][2] It is also known as the Delco apple.^[1] The Kidd's Orange Red creamy white flesh, crisp and juicy texture, and sweet and aromatic flavor.^[2]

Kidd's Orange Red
Hybrid parentage	Cox's Orange Pippin x Red Delicious[1]
Cultivar	Kidd's Orange Red
Origin	Greytown, Wairarapa, 1924

Blossom of the Kidd's Orange Red tree

The Captain Kidd apple is a sport from Kidd's Orange Red with fruit that have a stronger red pigment.^[1]

This crop bears fruit reliably but not heavily, making less commercially attractive.^[2] It is a parent of Gala and Telstar apple cultivars.^[1]