September Ruby Apple vs Patterson Pride Plum - TreeTime.ca

September Ruby Apple vs Patterson Pride Plum

Malus x September Ruby

Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

September Ruby Apple
Patterson Pride Plum

September Ruby is a very cold hardy tree developed for the Prairie Fruit Breeding Cooperative. It is a vigorous grower that is resistant to fire blight and is popular among orchards for its annual production. Its apples are very good for eating and cooking. This tree blooms in mid May for an attractive ornamental.

Note: We do not ship grafted apples to BC due to regulatory restrictions from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

The Patterson Pride Plum is known for its delicious flavor, with firm, sweet golden flesh and dark red skin that isn’t sour. The freestone plums can grow 4-5 cm in diameter and are well-suited for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. It can produce heavy yields that ripen in mid-September which is later than other plums.

C.F. Patterson developed the Patterson Pride Plum at the University of Saskatchewan. It is known for its semi-dwarf, weeping growth habit

Patterson Pride Plum is a hybrid between Canada Plum and Japanese Plum. For fruit production, it needs to be planted with another variety for cross-pollination. Canada Plum and American Plum are considered universal pollinizers.

September Ruby Apple Quick Facts

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

Zone: 1b
Zone: 2b
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: range from white to pink
Flowers: white
Fruit: medium sized apples with red skin, green ribbing, and light green flesh
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: pf36