Apple

Apple 'Golden Delicious'

Apple - Apple 'Golden Delicious'

Common Name: Apple
Genus: Apple
Cultivar: 'Golden Delicious'

Category: Fruit & Vegetables
Growth Rate: Average
Features: Edible fruit

Hardiness: HardyHeight: 1.80 m (180 cm)
Sun/Shade: Full sunSpread: 1.80 m (180 cm)

Foliage Type: DeciduousFlower Colour: White
Foliage Colour: GreenFlowering Period: April & May

Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Harvest: September & October



    This upright spreading tree is covered in pure white cup-shaped flowers in mid- and late spring followed by large sweet golden-yellow dessert apples for harvesting from mid-September. A heavy cropping variety it's best planted with a variety from the same or preceding pollination group in a sunny well-drained site.

  • Garden care: Keep the base of the tree weed-free, fertilise at the beginning of each year and water regularly during hot dry spells. Remove damaged or crossing branches during the dormant season.


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