Ruby Gem

Apple

Ruby Gem

Origin / History

Not described in source. The variety is documented in the Central Experimental Farm's testing program at Agassiz, British Columbia, where it was planted in spring 1894 and evaluated by 1900.

Tree

Vigorous grower.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Oblate-conic, slightly ribbed

Skin: Striped with dull red and sprinkled with white dots

Flesh / Flavor: White, fine grained, crisp, and juicy, with a pleasant flavour. Quality good.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core / Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 4 catalogs (1896–1913) from Illinois, New Jersey

The Lovett Company , Little Silver , New Jersey — 1896
Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

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Planted Spring 1894. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit of medium size, oblate-conic, slightly ribbed. Skin striped with dull red, and sprinkled with white dots. Flesh white, fine grained, crisp, juicy, with a pleasant flavour, quality good. Season October.

— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)