Description
Golden Delicious Apple Tree
Zones 3-9 Â Click here to find your Zone
Height and Spread: 15′ x 5-7′Â (semi-dwarf variety)
Growth Rate: Â Medium (13 to 24″ per year)
Bloom Color:Â White
Fruit Color:Â Yellow
Ripening Time: Â Late September
Wildlife:  The Golden Delicious apple tree can be a food source for many mammals, including deer.  With this in mind, measures may need to be taken to protect the tree from deer especially.  The Golden Delicious apple is a great pollen source for bees in the spring.  Rodents and rabbits often eat the bark off of apple trees.  Tree tubes are a great way to protect the bark from injury.  When the bark is eaten it will often lead to girdling and eventual death of the tree.
History: Â The first Golden Delicious apple tree was discovered in Clay County, West Virginia in 1914. Â In the early years it was called “Mullins’ Yellow Seedling”. Â It is the state fruit of West Virginia and even has it’s own festival the Clay County Golden Delicious Festival!
Use and Storage: Golden Delicious apple trees produce up to 5 bushels of apples per season. Â Crisp and sweet, these apples can be used for pies, sauces, preserves and fresh snacking!
Pollination Requirements:  This semi-dwarf variety is self pollinating and does not need a companion tree to produce fruit.  However, having a pollinator nearby will increase the amount of apples produced.