GoldRush Apple tree
Owner: Jessica
Location: Gatineau, QUEBEC, Canada
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| Age: | Planted in about 2015 |
| Age of this tree: | 11 years |
| Soil: | Loam |
| Climate at this location: | USDA 4. Lows around -28 celcius. Summer high of around 30 celcius. Dramatic temperature fluctuations in winter and spring. |
| Tree form: | Standard |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Not specified |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | Apple maggot, plum curculio, coddling moth, japanese beetles. |
Owner's comments
This apple is delicious, but tastes more like a Granny smith than a Golden delicious to me. It's color is also a light green with a red blush, which differs a lot from the pictures I've seed of Goldrush apples grown in warmer regions. There is almost no insect damage on my fruits and I didn't do anything to protect them. The tree is beside a Liberty apple tree. The Liberty apples were severly attacked by insects. What I like the most about Goldrush are the juiciness of the fruits!Season records for this tree
2017
Spring blossom: 16 May
Harvest: 4th week October
Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Severe attack
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Mild attack
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
Can't ripen properly in my climatic zone, but is still very delicious at picking time (can't reach it's full potential).