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Apple Tree Golden Delicious - U Shape Malus domestica

Malus domestica Golden Delicious
Apple, Orchard apple, Table apple, Cultivated apple

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A variety of medium vigour, with rapid fruiting and significant and regular production. Uniform golden yellow fruits, quite large, with a triconic shape. The flesh is firm, fine, crisp, fragrant, and well-balanced between sweetness and acidity. Harvest in mid-September, with conservation until February. The Organic 'Golden Delicious' Apple is not self-fertile. It is easy to grow in all regions and has good frost resistance.
Flavour
Sugary
Height at maturity
4 m
Spread at maturity
3.50 m
Exposure
Sun
Best planting time February to March, September to November
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

The 'Golden Delicious' Apple Tree is an easy-to-grow fruit tree that is drought-resistant and produces the most well-known apple in France. It is a long-lasting fruit with a taste that appeals to everyone, not too sweet and not too tart. It is a good apple for eating raw and can also be used in cooking.

 

The Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious' is perfectly hardy and tolerant to different soil and rainfall conditions, but it requires maximum sunlight. Like many other apple trees, it is partially self-fertile, meaning the flower needs pollen from another variety to produce fruit. To ensure a good harvest, plant it near varieties such as 'Granny Smith', 'Cox's Orange Pippin', 'Reine des Reinettes', or 'Elstar'. The 'Golden Delicious' Apple Tree itself is a good pollinator for other varieties.

The 'Golden Delicious' can be harvested as early as September. The flesh is very juicy, tender, sweet, and slightly fragrant. To fully enjoy its flavours, store it in a cool place for a few days after picking.

 

Our golden apple trees are delivered as half-standards (6/8) in 12L pots.

An American variety developed in 1890.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 4 m
Spread at maturity 3.50 m
Growth rate normal

Fruit

Fruit colour yellow
Fruit diameter 7 cm
Flavour Sugary
Use Table, Compote, Patisserie
Harvest time September

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time April
Inflorescence Solitary
Flower size 3 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Botanical data

Genus

Malus

Species

domestica

Cultivar

Golden Delicious

Family

Rosaceae

Other common names

Apple, Orchard apple, Table apple, Cultivated apple

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference • 78275

Planting and care

Choose a well-sunny spot for your 'Golden Delicious' Apple Tree, the soil can be slightly chalky or acidic but without excess. Place a good layer of gravel for drainage at the bottom of the planting hole. In rainy regions, lighten the planting substrate if it is very clayey. Do not bury the graft collar. You can add a small scoop of wood ash, rich in potassium, during winter to improve fruiting. Harvest takes place in September. To have good tasty apples, keep them in a cool place for a few days before biting into them. For longer storage, store the harvested fruits on shelves or in crates in a cool place, preferably away from frost and in darkness. Store the apples with the stem down. Keep fallen apples for cooking.

Planting period

Best planting time February to March, September to November
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Free-standing
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained), Well-drained

Care

Pruning instructions Pruning can be light. Before the vegetation resumes, around the month of March, remove dead wood and crossing branches. During the first 3 or 4 years, potentially promote the formation of 4 or 5 main branches, resulting in an open goblet shape, traditionally used in fruit tree cultivation. In June, when the apples are preformed, thin them out, keeping one or two fruits per cluster, which will then result in larger-sized apples.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time March to April
Soil moisture Tolerant
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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