Golden Delicious Apple
Golden Delicious Apple
Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious'
Grandpa's Choice™ Golden Delicious! Grandpa and many people rate it still as one of the best all-purpose apples every grown. Grandpa's strain is more russet resistant than the original Golden Delicious, but has all the same qualities--- large, sweet, juicy golden yellow fruit. It is a favorite for pies, sauce, cooking, juice and all purposes. Stores well. Harvest mid-season in late September to early October.
Pricing
Height12-18 Feet
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Spread10-15 Feet
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Homeowner Growing and Maintenance TipsGolden Delicious will produce regular and heavy annual crops of fine apples if thinned properly. Overload it with lots of small fuit and next years crop will be much less! Thin it early and agressively. The tree is open and spreading and easy to trim and train. It is usually a good pollinator for other varieties, except Gala, Jonagold, and others that have known Golden Delicious heritage. It blooms mid-late season and is quite hardy. One of the easiest and most dependable apples to grow.
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A Little HistoryGolden Delicious is sometimes known as Yellow Delicious. It has been a profitable apple for years for commercial growers and maybe that is why it is know known as golden. It was one of Grandpa's and Grandma's favorites for different reasons. Grandpa loved it defines grower friendly and Grandma loved it because it could be used in the kitchen for almost every purpose. It started as a chance seedling of old-time Grimes Golden from West Virginia around 1900.
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USDA Hardiness Zone 5-8
Characteristics & Attributes
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Bloom Character
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Excellent pollinizer |
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Mid-season blooming |
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Pollinizer needed |
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Disease Resistance
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Fruit Characteristics
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Growth Rate/Habit
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Spreading habit |
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Very productive |
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Average vigor |
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Early to bear |
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Harvest Period
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Other Attributes
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Very crisp |
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Very juicy |
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Grandpa's Choice™ |
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Long-term keeper |
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Sweet-tart |
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Site Requirements
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Full Sun |
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Winter hardy |
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Skill Required
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Uses
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High dessert quality |
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Cooking or baking |
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Juice or Cider |
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Good for drying |
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Good for pies |
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Good for sauce |
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Canning or freezing |
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