Ginger Gold® Apple, USPP# 7063

Malus domestica 'Ginger Gold®'

Ginger Gold® is an early golden-type apple that ripens in the summer, late in August- early September. It very much resembles a Golden Delicious, but has a more spicy flavor than Golden. The fruit is medium-large and firm and crisp. It is probably the best golden-type apple in this early season.

Height 12-15 Feet

Spread 10-15 Feet

USDA Hardiness Zone 4-8

Malus domestica 'Ginger Gold®' Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips Ginger Gold® is a fairly vigoorous trees that bears early and regularly. It blooms mid-to late season with Golden Delicious. Thin agressively early in the season for size and to insure next years crop. Ginger Gold® has a reputation for being very fire blight susceptible when young and growing vigorously, but less so when it settles down and starts fruiting on a regular basis.

A Little History about Ginger Gold® Apple, USPP# 7063 Ginger Gold® is also known as the Mountain Cove cultivar. It was discovered as a chance seedling in a Winesap orchard in Virginia in 1980. Many excellent varieties of fruit are discovered as chance seedlings, trees that grow from seeds from drop fruit or other seedlings that grow from fruit or seedling rootstocks. Save and plant your seeds, and you "might" have something new also, but the chances of a real "winner" are slim--- just like the lottery!

Malus domestica 'Ginger Gold®' Characteristics & Attributes

Bloom Character • Mid-season blooming • Pollinizer needed • Thin early for size	Fruit Characteristics • Large fruit	Growth Rate/Habit • Very productive • Average vigor • Early to bear	Harvest Period • Late summer
Other Attributes • Somewhat spicy • Sweet-tart • Very crisp	Site Requirements • Full Sun	Skill Required • Easy to grow	Uses • Good for pies • High dessert quality • Cooking or baking