September Ruby Apple vs White Meadowsweet - TreeTime.ca

September Ruby Apple vs White Meadowsweet

Malus x September Ruby

Spiraea alba

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September Ruby Apple
White Meadowsweet

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.

White Meadowsweet is a woody, deciduous shrub that begins to bloom in early summer with small white and pink flowers. Its foliage turns from a light green into an attractive golden-yellow later in the fall.

The White Meadowsweet, also known as Mead-Wort or Bride-Wort, is favored by birds and butterflies but is largely ignored by deer. They produce small brown berries in the summer, and while they are technically edible, they are not sweet and are more desired by wildlife.

September Ruby Apple Quick Facts

White Meadowsweet Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $59.99
Zone: 1b
Zone: 3a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: golden yellow
Flowers: range from white to pink
Flowers: white, small
Fruit: medium sized apples with red skin, green ribbing, and light green flesh
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: pf36
Other Names: mead wort, meadowsweet, narrowleaf meadowsweet, pale bridewort, pipestem