I can't suggest any varieties but had some red fleshed apples that were given to me a couple years ago. Very red, shaped like a Red Delicious, a little on the small side (2-2 1/2 inches) and red all the way through. The apples were very good--reminded me a lot of a good Jonathan. Sweet but not sugary, tart but not sour, just a good balance of both, and a very nice flavor/aroma. Very good for fresh eating, and they held their shape when made into a pie. Unfortunately, I don't know the variety. Stark's has a red fleshed apple that looks like it and tried to order it once but it was out of stock. Haven't tried since.

Orchard fruits always need to be chosen for regional suitability. Scab is not as prevalent in all areas as it is here on the Pacific Slope. The red flesh of varieties like this comes from Rosybloom crabapple parentage. Scab susceptibility is liable to have come from this half of the cross also, although many orchard apples are scab susceptible as well.

About 5 years ago we got a pixie Crunch tree, It has grown very nicely... if you want to count limbs and leaves. Two years ago we finally got flowers and were very excited. The fruit started... and then stopped. The apples never grew any bigger than about 1/2 inch in diameter. No I'm not joking. Last year it did the same thing. This year they look exactly the same as they have for the last two years. Of course it is only June and maybe they will actually grow.... I haven't been able to find anything anywhere that would explain this to me. I've never grow a fruit tree before in my life so I have no clue what would cause this. Thanks for any help anyone can give.

I loved Hidden rose it ripens around then nice and tart with lots of hidden spice and sweet flavors. Pink pearmain is another fine choice i liked it almost as much as hidden rose. They both would work well. Newtown pippin, karmijn,kandil,ashmeads,norhtern spy Hmmm yummmmm i love them all so worth growing all you can. We had great crops of all the above fruits except hidden rose wich is a third year tree we got two exceptional fruits off of this year. I recently tasted several pink fleshed apples as well as 72 other ones at a CRFG fruit tasting in santa cruz one i liked was christmas pink it was a little sweeter than the others you mentioned with still a a lot of tart notes for cooking. Thank Albert etter and all his wonderful creations for some of those tasty pink fleshed Apples. Grenadine is another one that stands out in my mind too. I think i rank northern spy one up from karmijn although i love them both and they dont ripen at the same time. I love planning an orchard according to ripening so you can have tree ripe fresh fruit for a long season from june july to december and january. good luck with your choice Cory