Ruby Mac Apple Tree

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Ruby mac apple tree.

The jonathan is an excellent apple eaten fresh and stores very well. It also sells well in eastern europe. Many fruit tree varieties are not self fertile. The apple keeps well storing up to 5 months.

Discovered in comstock park michigan in 1999. The jonathan apple also known as the philip rick apple originated in new york in 1862. Flesh is a cream color with a tinge of green. A true mcintosh that colors early and hangs well on the tree.

Sweet aromatic fruit develops a solid red blush with minimal striping. In order to have successful pollination it may be necessary to have two different varieties of tree. September ruby will benefit from thinning by giving you bigger fruit 3 inches instead of smaller apples. Harvest time occurs in mid to late september.

The mcintosh or mcintosh red nicknamed the mac is the most popular apple cultivar in eastern canada and the northeastern united states. The fall red apple tree is hardy to zone 2 and is resistant to fire blight. The seller describes ruby mac as a mcintosh x rubinstar cross. The tree is hardy to at least usda hardiness zone 4a or 34 c 29 f.

You can use them in pies too but is best to mix with another apple since ruby mac break down easily when cooked. Note that the green tinted flesh suggests my samples may be a bit early. Tree habit is similar to that of other mcintosh strains. View the apple pollination chart.

A spreading tree that is moderately vigorous the mcintosh bears annually or in alternate years. They have a tart sweet flavor and are a beautiful red apple all shined up. Ruby is clearly part of the mac clan distinguishing itself with some bright clean flavors. Bud 9 g 16 bud 9 emla 111 emla 7 emla 111 bud 118 g 935 g 11 g 41 m 9nakb337.

Moderately resistant to fire blight it s annually productive and a vigorous grower with high yields. The tree is a vigorous grower and is grafted on standard rootstock. It has a crisp juicy flesh that makes an excellent sauce. The mac part of.

Ruby mac are a great eating apple and for applesauce. But many other sources say that ruby mac is really a just sport of mcintosh just as rubinstar is a sport of jonagold. September ruby is the ultimate hardy apple tree holding its own in zone 1. Also known as the jackson johnson apple the ruby jon is a sport variety of the jonathan apple.

Tree has a vigorous growth habit with a pleasant spreading canopy. The apple has good texture which makes it ideal for making jams.