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Honeygold apple

Hardy substitute for Golden Delicious developed especially for cold northern areas. Golden Delicious flavor, Haralson hardiness. Medium to large golden to greenish fruit with very smooth finish and reddish bronze blush. Flavor is sweeter and more bland than Golden Delicious. High quality. Superior storage qualities.

Last updated 03 Jul 2011.

Summary

  • Species: Malus domestica
  • Parentage: Golden Delicious x Haralson
  • Origin: United States
  • Introduced: 1935
  • Developed by: Minnesota Horticultural Research Center
  • Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 174100

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Current rating: 4.5 out of 5. Total votes cast: 2
 

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06 Oct 2011 MattWISCONSIN, United States
I agree....the flavor is anything but bland. The tree we pick from carried a very light crop this year. Myexperience with G-Delish is the supermarket cardboard/mush apple. I have never had one fresh from the tree. I can tell you that the Honeygold is a hardy tree. The apples have a great crunch, lots of juice and have a balancing acidity from the Haralson. This is certainly not a bland apple!
03 Oct 2011 Peter SchappachMICHIGAN, United States
Peter S., Commerce Twp., MI sgt_blunk@comcast.net I grow this variety, and while the fruits I have harvested have been few the flavor is exceptional. I have seen other reviews that have said this variety is 'bland' compared to it's parent, Golden Delicious, and I think just the opposite. The flavor of the honeygold is sweeter and more complex (keep in mind, I have only tried 'supermarket' Goldens). The skin on fruit on my tree tends to be damaged (split and punctured) by harvest time, but the imperfections don't bother me because the taste is sooooo fine.

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Latest Spring blossom records for this variety

2012 season

  • 20th April  2012  - tree owned by Chuck in WORTHINGTON, United States

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2012 season

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