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Apple trees

Golden Delicious

Golden Delicious is one of the most widely-grown of all apple varieties, but it has never been popular amongst apple enthusiasts because of its indifferent flavour. However whilst almost everyone knows what Golden Delicious tastes like, since it is available year-round in every supermarket and high street, very few people have tasted a ripe Golden Delicious straight from the tree. A home-grown Golden Delicious can be quite different from a supermarket example - it is still a very sweet apple of course, but the the sweetness is more like that of raw cane sugar than the refined sugary sweetness you might be expecting.

Whilst the flavour should be better, home grown Golden Delicious apples retain the advantages of commercially grown examples - versatile for eating fresh or using in the kitchen, and can be kept for several months in a cold shed or in the fridge.

Fresh fruit for sale of this variety

Golden Delicious apple trees for sale (2010/2011 season)

Deliver to mainland UKDelivery to the mainland UK (price includes delivery)

Mature height Supplied as *Delivery
period		 Price
inc. delivery		 Quantity
Small (1.8m - 2.5m) 1-year - Bare-root - M9 rootstock Nov-March £30.00
Large (2.5m - 4.5m) 1-year - Bare-root - MM106 rootstock Nov-March £30.00 No stock
Large (2.5m - 4.5m) 2-year - 12L container - MM106 rootstock Sept-April £38.00

Product formats | Bare-root or Container-grown | Delivery | Rootstocks

All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

*Delivery period: Container-grown trees will be delivered from September 2010. Bare-root trees will be delivered from mid-November 2010. You can order now and your items will be reserved for you, but you will not be asked to pay until nearer the time of delivery.



Uses

  • Flavour quality - Good
  • Flavour style - Sweeter
  • Good for eating fresh
  • Good for cooking
  • Cooking result - Keeps shape
  • Picking season - Late
  • Use / keeping - 3 months or more

Growing

Climate

  • Suitable for warm climates
  • Suitable for temperate climates
  • Tolerates cold winters

Pollination partners for Golden Delicious

Golden Delicious is in flowering group 4. It is self-sterile and needs a pollination partner nearby. The following varieties will pollinate Golden Delicious:

Important: advice about pollination


How to grow Golden Delicious apple trees

Golden Delicious prefers a warm dry climate, so does best in the south and east of the UK.

Historical details

USA 1890s.




Example trees as supplied (container-grown only)

This is an illustration of what our products look like as delivered. Please remember that trees are natural products, so this information is for general guidance only. The trees at this stage are 1-2 years old, and will get larger as they grow older, the likely mature heights are indicated in the ordering section above. The trees you receive may differ in some respects from those shown here, for some of the following reasons:

  • Many of these photos were taken in early autumn - trees delivered during winter will not have leaves.
  • There can be a considerable size variation between different varieties of the same species.
  • Some varieties naturally "feather" or produce many side branches at an early age. Others may not feather at all.
  • In some cases we may have to "tip" the tops of trees to fit in our delivery cartons. Please do not be alarmed, as this will be carried out immediately prior to despatch, and is actually good practice when planting a new tree.

For comparison purposes the model in our photos is 5ft 6" / 1m 68cm tall. Click any of the images to view a larger one.




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2-year pre-trained apple tree in a 12L container on M27 rootstock
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2-year pre-trained apple tree in a 12L container on M26 rootstock
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2-year pre-trained apple tree in a 12L container on MM106 rootstock
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1-year apple tree in a 3L container on M9 rootstock
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Cordon apple tree in a 12L container on M9 rootstock