An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Murray Apple on G.935 (Spring 2024)
A scab-resistant McIntosh cross from Canada. Also known as Ottawa 628.
A moderately vigorous, spreading tree, Murray is upright and productive. This cultivar is a McIntosh cross, but it is highly resistant to scab, which is a major difficulty with McIntosh. It is also resistant to cedar-apple rust, but very susceptible to quince rust. It is recommended for organic cultivation.
The apple is a dark red blushed and striped over yellow. The white flesh is fine-grained, juicy, and offers a good balance of sugar and acid. Harvest is about a week before McIntosh, and the fruit will not store well for more than a month.
Murray was bred by a team of researchers in Ontario and Ottawa. It is a McIntosh cross that was released in 1980.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Disease-Resistant, Hot-Climate
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: McIntosh x 52-05-26 [Platt Melba x R16T19 (Wolf River x Malus atrosanguinea)]
Origin: Canada
Introduced in: 1980
Introduced by: L. P. S. Spangelo, S. J. Leuty, and H. B. Heeny
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 08 (approximate, in New York State) 7 days before McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.935 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Semi-Dwarf (40% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 12'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Apple Scab: Very Resistant
Cedar-Apple Rust: Resistant
Quince Rust: Very Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 2
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Semi-Dwarf (40% of Standard)
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