Jersey Mac is originated in New Brunswick, NJ by L.F. Hough and Catherine H. Bailey from New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Tested as NJ38 and introduced in 1971. Fruit is round with 2.5″ diameter. Skin has light green ground color with about 65% blushed with bright red. It is similar to McIntosh but has better colors. The flesh is juicy and aromatic similar to McIntosh and the tree is spreading like McIntosh. Fruit matures one month before McIntosh. Grows zones 5-8.
Jersey Mac Apple Tree
$18.95
Jersey Mac is McIntosh style apple any many characteristics resemble McIntosh, but fruit ripens one month before McIntosh.
General Tree Height/Caliper: Most of our fruit trees (apple, peach, apricot, plum, pear, nectarine, quince, and cherry) are grafted/budded and are 4-6' tall with a caliper/diameter of about 1/4-3/4". Most have more than 5' height and 1/2" diameter. The other trees are seedlings, such as pawpaw, mulberry, persimmon, shade, berry, and flowering trees which range from 18-36" tall.
A rootstock primarily controls a tree's size and how early it bears fruit. Learn more about our specific rootstocks.
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