RubyMac Apple Tree | Bare Root, Hardy to Zone 3b

RubyMac Apple

$69.99

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Pollination Needs a partner

Bloom group 3 of 7 (Early-Mid)

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At a glance: RubyMac Apple is an apple tree rated hardy to zone 3b in our ratings (winters to -35°F), and not self-fertile, so it needs a different variety nearby as a pollenizer (bloom group 3 of 7, early-mid for an apple or crabapple).

Hardy to	Zone 3b to 8. The b means the warmer half of zone 3 only (winters to -35°F). Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator.
Pollination	Needs Cross-Pollination. Bloom group 3 of 7 (early-mid), late spring here. Plant a different apple or crabapple variety that blooms in groups 2 to 4. It has good pollen, so it can also pollenize other apples blooming at the same time. Good partners we carry: Hewe's Virginia Crabapple, Hyslop Crabapple, Wickson Crabapple, Blue Pearmain Apple and 98 more. Apple Pollination Map.
Rootstock and size	Bud 9: dwarf, about 6 to 10 ft tall unpruned. Needs a stake or trellis for good. Our rootstock guide.
Good for	Fresh eating (8/10), sauce and butter (6/10). Scores are our own 1 to 10 ratings; 8 and up makes our Best Of lists.
Deer	A deer favorite. Fence it or cage it.
What you get	Bare root, 3-4 ft or 4-5 ft. Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.

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Questions we get about RubyMac Apple

Does RubyMac Apple need a pollenizer?

Yes. RubyMac Apple needs pollen from a different variety that blooms at about the same time. Plant a different apple or crabapple variety that blooms in groups 2 to 4. It has good pollen, so it can also pollenize other apples blooming at the same time. Partners we carry include Hewe's Virginia Crabapple, Hyslop Crabapple, Wickson Crabapple.

How cold hardy is RubyMac Apple?

We rate RubyMac Apple hardy to zone 3b, which means winters down to about -35°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.

How big does RubyMac Apple get?

We graft RubyMac Apple onto Bud 9 (dwarf), which makes a tree roughly 6 to 10 ft tall if you never prune it.

What is RubyMac Apple good for?

Our top use scores for RubyMac Apple are fresh eating (8/10), sauce and butter (6/10). Anything scored 8 or higher makes our Best Of lists.

Will deer eat RubyMac Apple?

Yes, deer love it. Protect RubyMac Apple with a fence or a cage, especially while it is young.

What arrives, and when does RubyMac Apple ship?

A dormant bare-root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. Sizes offered: 3-4 ft or 4-5 ft. We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.

Pollination partners

Trees that will pollenize RubyMac Apple

RubyMac Apple needs a different apple or crabapple nearby to set fruit. Every tree below blooms at the same time and has pollen that works for it. Plant partners within about 100 feet.

Bloom group 3 of 7 (Early-Mid)

Pollination Needs a partner

Pollen Good pollenizer

102 trees we carry will pollenize it. Showing the best matches, in-stock first.