September Ruby Apple vs Flowering Raspberry - TreeTime.ca

September Ruby Apple vs Flowering Raspberry

Malus x September Ruby

Rubus odoratus

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September Ruby Apple
Flowering Raspberry

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.

For fruit production, cross-pollination is required. Apples need to be planted with another Apple or Crab Apple variety.

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

The Flowering Raspberry is an ornamental shrubby plant that blooms with fragrant light purple flowers throughout the summer and has a large, decorative foliage of bright green leaves. The flowers resemble that of a wildrose, and the foliage turns a bright yellow in the fall. This cultivar produces small red raspberries, similar to that of a thimbleberry, but the fruit is mostly tasteless.

The Flowering Raspberry, also known as Virginia Raspberry or Purple-Flowered Raspberry, makes a great hedge plant and is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard.

September Ruby Apple Quick Facts

Flowering Raspberry Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $59.99
Zone: 1b
Zone: 3a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: high


Bark: thornless orange
Flowers: range from white to pink
Flowers: purple
Fruit: medium sized apples with red skin, green ribbing, and light green flesh
Berries: red to purple, seedy
Firmness: firm
Flavor: tasteless
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS
Other Names: pf36
Other Names: purple-flowered raspberry, virginia raspberry