Apple, September Ruby

Malus x ‘September Ruby’

Size (HxW): 15’ x 15’

Fruit Size: 2-2.5″

Planting Location: Sheltered

Zone 2

Pleasant mild flavour is great for eating fresh & cooking

Dark red skin over a light green base

Apple blossom flowers in late May – early June

Fruit ripens in early September; stores for 2-3 months in refrigerator

Starts bearing fruit approximately 3 years after planting

Needs cross pollinator to produce fruit. Could be either DIFFERENT apple variety or flowering crabapple.

Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better

Medium Growth Rate: 10-14”/year

Plant Care:

- All apples grow best in a wind-sheltered area - Needs a sunny, well-drained location - Drought tolerant once established; does not tolerate soggy soil - For best fruiting, prune annually to avoid dense growth; ripening fruit needs lots of sunlight - Requires a second apple variety nearby for cross-pollination to produce a good crop of apples - Apples are susceptible to fire blight

Description

Size (HxW): 15’ x 15’

Fruit Size: 2-2.5″

Planting Location: Sheltered

Zone 2

Pleasant mild flavour is great for eating fresh & cooking
Dark red skin over a light green base
Apple blossom flowers in late May – early June
Fruit ripens in early September; stores for 2-3 months in refrigerator
Starts bearing fruit approximately 3 years after planting
Needs cross pollinator to produce fruit. Could be either DIFFERENT apple variety or flowering crabapple.
Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better
Medium Growth Rate: 10-14”/year