Ruby Red

Orig. in Stephenville, Texas, by J.E. Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Nursery. Introd. in the early 1930s. Parentage unknown. <b>Fruit:</b> similar to Delicious, but deeper red and smaller; a summer-type; comparable in quality to Yellow Transparent. <b>Tree:</b> tends to be a weak grower when young; propagated by double-working, using a Delicious or other compatible interstock.