Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Rubayat is one of the most striking red-fleshed apples when growing conditions suit it. The red skin continues into brightly coloured flesh with a balanced sweet-sharp flavour and pronounced berry notes. It ripens very late, around early November in north-western Europe. The apples store poorly, and eating quality can vary considerably according to season, exposure and ripeness.

Rubayat

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

Rubaiyat is a red-skinned apple, with bright red flesh.

Choose your tree form

1 year old grafted tree – approx. 1–2 m

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Low-stem tree – approx. 60 cm stem

Standard tree – 1.8 m stem and over

Apple rootstock options

Bittenfelder – approx. 6 m mature height

EM9 – approx. 2.5 m mature height

M116 – approx. 4 m mature height

MM111 – approx. 4 m mature height

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SKU: 4378 Categories: Apple trees, Red flesh apple trees

Description

Rubaiyat is one of the best examples of a red-fleshed apple. In a good year the bright red skin blends seamlessly into the bright red flesh – an effect you rarely see in any apple.

Like many red-fleshed apples the blossom is a darker pink than regular apples, and quite attractive.

The apples ripen very late in the season, early November in north-west Europe. They do not keep and although the flavour can be acceptable in some years it may not be edible.

Overall we think Rubaiyat is a remarkable apple, but it requires dedication and experience to get the best results.