Golden Delicious apple tree is a winter-hardy species with juicy fruits

It has gained quite wide popularity in European gardens over the past few decades. apple tree golden delicious, which is attractive not only for its beautiful appearance of the fruit, but also for its taste.

More often fruit This apple tree is represented by a yellowish color with greenish splashes or light brown lentils; the taste of the apples is distinguished by a sweeter taste than a sour one, although this variety of apples is classified as sour-sweet. The fruits of this apple variety are very well preserved in winter and, if properly stored, retain their taste until April. Apples are stored at low humidity, but even such conditions retain the juiciness of the fruit.

By appearance The Golden Delicious apple tree is low-growing and reaches a height of no more than 3 meters. After 2-3 years, you can collect the first fruits from a young tree. At the same time, even on young plants, on last year’s growths of branches, entire garlands of fruits are formed - 3-4 apples each. At the age of 6-7 years, the Golden Delicious apple tree can delight its owners with 15-17 kg of ripe and juicy fruits.

In cultivation The Golden Delicious apple tree is quite simple, although gardeners still recommend growing this variety of apples in warmer regions, since during severe frosts, even with proper insulation, the apple tree can freeze. Although, as tests have shown, even at a temperature of -31 degrees, only annual growths on the plant froze.When frost occurs at the beginning of flowering, only up to 38% of flowers and buds are damaged, which has also been proven in experiments conducted by breeders.