Rubens apple
Malus domestica 'Rubens'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Rubens' apple (Malus domestica 'Rubens') is a tree for the food garden. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The fruit is a bicolor dessert apple. It is a cross between 'Elstar' and 'Gala', and the Italian company C.I.V. bred it. Bees visit the spring flowers, and the dense tree grows at a moderate pace.
Pairs well with Jerusalem artichoke, Anise, and Cinnamon fern.