Golden Delicious apple
Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 25 feet tall12 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White, pink
- Fall color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Slightly acidic (pH 6.0-7.0)
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Golden Delicious' apple (Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious') is a tree for food gardens and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Anderson Mullins bred it in the 1890s. This apple is grown for fresh eating and cooking. The fruit tastes sweet and rich when it ripens to golden-green on the tree, and it keeps for 3 months or more.
Pairs well with Flowering quince, Garlic chives, and Wormwood.