Rubinette

One of the best tasting apples in the world. An excellent strong cox like balanced taste.

Origin: Switzerland, 1966

Pollination: Rubinette is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Rubinette

Rubinette apple (also known as Rafzubin) was raised in 1966 in Switzerland from a Golden Delicious x Cox's Orange Pippin by Walter Hauenstein of Rafz, near Schaffhausen. A handsome apple with a honeyed intense flavour. The nearly yellow flesh has a rich blend of sugar and acid. Grown commercially in Switzerland. A tree of moderate vigour. Heavy cropper having small fruit, improving in size as the tree matures.

Characteristics of Rubinette apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Aromatic
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late Sep
Season of use	Oct-Nov
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Disease resistance	Mildew - Resistant
Pollination date	11
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Cox's Orange Pippin Golden Delicious