The Pink Lady apple trees originated from a cross hybrid of the Golden Delicious apple tree in Australia, and the fruit is a very popular supermarket apple because of the extended shelf life along with the customer demand for a juicy, tart-sweet apple. The delicate pink color overlays the bright green skin, and a green color encircles the stem. This versatile, low chill apple begins flowering in March and requires a 200 day sitting period before ripening in September, however, in Northern States it matures in October or November. The Pink Lady apple tree is cold hardy and adapted to grow in zones 5 – 9 and is an excellent tasting fruit. Generally this apple tree is considered hard to grow because of its extreme long ripening period requirement, and most growers find it easier to buy this apple from the grocery store than to grow it in their own orchard.