 Criteria for the specifications include sugar content, firmness, blemishes and colour.Inspections are regularly performed to ensure both the quality and traceability of the apple from the orchard to the shop.Cripps Pink apples are the earliest to blossom (late March/early April in the Northern Hemisphere and late September/early October in the Southern Hemisphere), and some of the last to be harvested (end of October/early November in the Northern Hemisphere and late April/early May for the Southern Hemisphere).