Apple 'Golden Delicious', Golden Delicious Apple, Malus 'Golden Delicious', Malus 'Yellow Delicious'
One of the world’s great apple varieties, Malus domestica ‘Golden Delicious’ is a culinary or dessert cultivar with a profusion of fragrant, white flowers in late mid-season (mid-late spring). Draped in clusters along the branches, they are truly a sight to behold. The flowers attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. They are followed in fall by heavy, regular crops of medium to large, greenish-yellow apples becoming bright golden-yellow as they mature. Exceptionally sweet, crisp, juicy, aromatic, they are flavorful and snack-worthy, perfect for eating, cooking, making salad and sauces. Golden Delicious is self-fertile but requires pollination by a tree of another variety with the same bloom period for better yields, such as Fuji, Gala or Red Delicious. This is a heavily bearing cultivar that is heat-tolerant and cold-hardy. Discovered by a West Virginia farmer in the 19th century, Golden Delicious remains as popular as ever. Beautiful in bloom, heavy with luscious apples, picturesque when old, apple trees are very rewarding additions to the landscape.
Hardiness |
4 - 9 |
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Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Fruits, Trees |
Plant Family | Rosaceae |
Genus | Malus - Apple |
Common names | Apple |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall |
Height | 12' - 15' (3.7m - 4.6m) |
Spread | 12' - 15' (3.7m - 4.6m) |
Maintenance | High |
Water Needs | Average |
Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy, Fruit & Berries |
Attracts | Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage |
Hardiness |
4 - 9 |
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Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Fruits, Trees |
Plant Family | Rosaceae |
Genus | Malus - Apple |
Common names | Apple |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall |
Height | 12' - 15' (3.7m - 4.6m) |
Spread | 12' - 15' (3.7m - 4.6m) |
Maintenance | High |
Water Needs | Average |
Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy, Fruit & Berries |
Attracts | Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage |
How many Malus domestica ‘Golden Delicious’ (Semi-Dwarf Apple) do I need for my garden?
Plant | Quantity | |
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Malus domestica ‘Golden Delicious’ (Semi-Dwarf Apple) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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