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Malus x domestica 'Rouville'

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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Malus (MAL-us) (Info)
Species: x domestica (doh-MESS-tik-a) (Info)
Cultivar: Rouville

Height:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Spacing:
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Pollination:
Unknown - Tell us

Rootstock Vigor:
Unknown - Tell us

Bearing Habit:
Unknown - Tell us

Disease Resistance:
Unknown - Tell us

Fruit Usage:
Unknown - Tell us

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Propagation Methods:
By grafting
By budding

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Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Neutral	amandaemily	On Jun 23, 2007, amandaemily from Colville, WA (Zone 5b) wrote: Held by USDA at Geneva Notes from GRIN Fruit: very large, 70-80 mm. diam; skin 75% red on pale green-yellow ground; shape oblate, symmetrical, somewhat ribbed; flesh white to creamy, juicy, slightly coarse; flavor subacid, high sugar and tannin. Quality fair to good, dual purpose including processing for juice; storage life two months. Tree: vigorous, semispreading; precocious, annually productive; cold hardy; resistant to apple scab in most years but foliage susceptible to race 5. Described by G.L. Rousselle in 1983; named by R.L. Granger in 1991. Developed in: Quebec, Canada Intro. 1983. 52-05-312 x 69-52; ancestry includes Red Melba, Melba, McIntosh, Wolf River and Malus atrosanguinea 804. Cross made 1962 at Ottawa, selected 1972 at Trenton, Ont. Eval. at Frelighsburg, Quebec. Tested as Ottawa 627.

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