GoldRush apple

GoldRush apple identification images

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USDA identification images for GoldRush

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

Visitor reviews

• 14 Dec 2019  Matthew FoertschKENTUCKY, United States

  This apple is incredible. My new favorite apple. I tried it by chance and had to go on a hunt talking to people to find out what it was. The hunt was so worth it because i now have a full basket of them! Tart but sweet at the same time with a decent amount of acidity is the flavor. You will not regret buying these. Soooo much better than red delicious or golden delicious it’s ridiculous
• 01 Oct 2019  ChristophePA, United States

  My favorite snacking apple. It is very dense and crunchy, and has a very bold taste which is both tart and sweet. Size wise, it's is not too small, and not too big. Finally, it remains available (and crunchy!) throughout winter and even into Spring in Pennsylvania, USA.
• 18 Dec 2018  BeN62Eclimeux, France

  découvert chez un petit pépiniériste du Nord de la France, celle ci présente l'avantage de pouvoir se consommer sur l'arbre tout l'hiver! elle n'en sera que meilleure puisque qu'elle sera moins acide ! l'arbre est de bonne vigueur , de type IV de fructification, la pomme peut présenter des points rouges qui sont une forme de résistance à la tavelure. en revanche à tendance à se friper dès le mois de février dans les caisses même si bien conservée.
• 13 Dec 2018  Tom WatsonNEW YORK, United States

  Great apple for eating and an exceptional Apple for Pies and Crisp
• 17 Apr 2018  Bill BeckettLONDON, United Kingdom

  I found a Farm shop here in the UK that had some of these apples for sale. Now its 16th April and was suprised to see an apple available so late. Its a wonderful tasting Apple very tart and sweet.
• 17 Apr 2018  j t MilesMASSACHUSETTS, United States

  I agree that it is a great apple. I find it to be a little small (thinning doesn't help much), and the apple is not especially attractive. It wrinkles in storage like Golden Delicious, so I plan to start storing in plastic bags.
• 24 Dec 2016  R. PickardLOUISIANA, United States

  Just tried this apple from a Gift box from Cummins Nursery, Wow, what flavor! Love the sweetness with just enough acid to blend. My favorite apple so far!
• 09 Nov 2016  DonUnited States

  Found at fruit stand here in Central VA. Delicious apple, crisp and flavorful. Reasonably priced at 1.29 per pound.
• 06 Oct 2016  Nikolas MarosfalvyVA - VIRGINIA, United States

  A PA based apple grower at my local farmer's market has been selling these the past few years. Probably the best apple I've ever had. Wonderful flavor.
• 25 Nov 2013  sallygodard@earthlink.netOregon, United States

  Our first crop of Gold Rush was just picked at the end of November here in Oregon. It's already a favorite! Both tart and sweet, with a pleasing late season crunch. Wish we had enough of them to make cider -- time to plant a couple more trees of this variety.
• 26 Dec 2012  Annee BorthwickNY, United States

  Have an urban garden and am looking at those apples that please me and who's color will not be irresistible to the passerby
• 08 Nov 2012  M. ReedTX, United States

  Why on earth would you eat a Golden Delicious when you could eat one of these?! Tried a small one from an organic farm in Kansas in early November. Juicy, crisp, and intensely sweet, balanced nicely by acid.
• 25 Jun 2012  KirkOREGON, UNITED STATES, United States

  We pick this apple in early November and put it in bags in a detached and unheated garage (that doesn't get too far below freezing). The apples finish ripening off the tree (in our garage) in December and January. We don't bother eating them until January after the flavor develops. The apples are excellent until we run out of them in May. Even when the outside gets wrinkled in later storage, the inside is still juicy and intensely flavorful. Even the wrinkled skin is nice to eat because it's not waxy. We're going to plant more of these trees.
• 08 Jun 2012  Kim BarsonVA, United States

  These are the tastiest apples I have ever tried! The local Farmers Market had samples and I am hooked. It is almost summer and these apples still have terrific flavor. I am wondering if the flavor is still this good so long after harvest, when they are fresh, would the flavor be too intense?
• 15 Feb 2012  RayNY, United States

  An excellent apple and an excellent tree for home orchard. Very easy to grow. You will need to spray for cedar rust if you have cedars nearby and they are prone to late summer diseases (Sooty blotch and flyspec) if the weather is wet. Wonderful tasting after storage for 6 weeks or more and stores exceptionally well. Makes one of the best pies I've ever tasted.
• 16 Jan 2011  P. SeburnNW VA, United States

  A wonderful apple in VA, intense flavor and very firm dense flesh that keeps forever. My two young trees seem to be very disease resistant and manageable. Nice deep green waxy foliage like many of the more disease resistant cultivars.
• 01 Dec 2010  TedPENNSYLVANIA, United States

  Goldrush apples are great here in eastern PA. They are by far the favorite apple of our family. The trees bear young and heavily. A real winner in a backyard orchard.
• 28 Nov 2010  Pat LyonDODDOGNE, France

  this is an amazing apple that we buy by the crate from a local apple farm. Where can we buy some young trees of our own here in France?
• 13 Nov 2010  Stemy MynhierSC, United States

  Tried this apple at Century Farms Orchards in NC. It is now one of my new favorite apples. It is nice crisp apple and is very sweet with a very rich, complex flavor.
• 12 Oct 2010  Bettina BrussBRUSSELS, Belgium

  Where can I buy a gold rush apple tree in Belgium?

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Where to buy trees

The following tree nurseries offer GoldRush apple trees for sale:

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Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow GoldRush:

United States

• Alabama

  • Isom Orchards, Athens

• Arizona

  • Beatty's Orchard, Hereford

• Colorado

  • Ela Family Farms, Hotchkiss
  • Masonville Orchard, Fort Collins

• Connecticut

  • Autumn Harvest Orchard LLC, Norfolk

• Georgia

  • Freedom Farms - Apple & Peach Orchard, Chatsworth
  • Hillside Orchard Country Store, Lakemont
  • Mercier Orchards, Blue Ridge
  • R & A Orchards, Ellijay

• Illinois

  • Apples On Oak, Lockport
  • Braeutigam Orchards, Belleville
  • Christ Orchard, Elmwood
  • Curtis Orchard & Pumpkin Patch, Champaign
  • Jonamac Orchards, Malta
  • Kuipers Family Farm, Maple Park
  • Liberty Apple Orchard, Edwardsville
  • Orchard Ridge Farms, Rockton
  • Royal Oak Farm and Fruit Orchard, Harvard        *** Feature Orchard ***

• Indiana

  • Apple of His Eye, Anderson
  • Apple Works, Trafalgar
  • Cook's Orchard, Fort Wayne
  • Crosby's Orchard, Lawrenceburg
  • Deer Creek Orchard, Galveston
  • Ditzler Orchard, Rosedale
  • Doud's Countyline Orchard, Wabash
  • G. W. Stroh Orchards, Angola
  • Goley's Orchard, Madison
  • HighPoint Orchard & Farm Market, Greensburg
  • Lee's Orchard, Columbus
  • McClure's Orchard, Peru
  • Schafer Orchards, Princeton
  • Tuttle Orchards, Greenfield
  • Harker Family Farms & Orchard, Waldron

• Iowa

  • Allen's Orchard, Marion
  • Countryside Orchard, Lansing
  • Wills Family Orchard, Adel
  • Wilson's Orchard, Iowa City

• Kansas

  • Meadowlark Farm, Rose Hill

• Kentucky

  • Apple Tree (Home of the Scarlett Gala), Cumberland
  • Brandywine Orchard, Guthrie
  • Eckert | Boyd Orchard, Versailles
  • Evans Orchard & Cider Mill, Georgetown
  • Hinton's Orchard & Farm Market, Hodgenville
  • Reed Valley Orchard, Paris

• Maine

  • Plowshares Community Farm, Gorham
  • Tiny Orchards, Saco

• Massachusetts

  • Phil's Apples, Harvard

• Michigan

  • Schultz Fruitridge Farms, Mattawan

• Missouri

  • Bear Creek Farms, Walnut Shade
  • Centennial Farms, Augusta
  • Hickory Ridge Orchard, Mexico
  • Sunshine Valley Farm, Rogersville

• New Jersey

  • Alstede Farms, Chester

• New York

  • Apple Ridge Orchards, Warwick
  • Black Diamond Farm, Trumansburg
  • Rose Hill Farm, Red Hook

• North Carolina

  • Creasman Farms, Hendersonville
  • Skytop Orchards, Flat Rock

• Ohio

  • Apple Hill Orchards, Mansfield
  • Arrowhead Orchard, Paris
  • Bauman Orchards, Rittman
  • Burnham Orchards, Berlin Heights
  • Charlie's Apples at Windy Hill Apple Farm, Newark
  • Eshleman Fruit Farm, Clyde
  • Fuhrmann Orchards, Wheelersburg
  • Hidden Hills Orchard, Marietta
  • Hugus Fruit Farm, Rushville
  • Lynd Fruit Farm, Pataskala
  • Moreland Fruit Farm, Wooster
  • Ochs Fruit Farm, Lancaster
  • Peifer Orchards, Yellow Springs
  • Reaver Farms Orchard, South Charleston
  • Rittman Orchards, Doylestown
  • Tüken's Farm Market and Orchard, West Alexandria

• Oklahoma

  • High-Fence Farm LLC, Sand Springs

• Oregon

  • Beilke Family Farm, Brooks

• Pennsylvania

  • Brown's Orchard and Cider Company, McDonald
  • Holy Root Farm, New Tripoli
  • Kauffman's Fruit Farm, Bird-in-Hand
  • Miles Orchard (Miles Farm Produce), Coudersport

• Texas

  • Sonlight Apple Orchard, Mason

• Virginia

  • Sweet Rose Farm, Blue Grass

• Washington

  • Skipley Farm, Snohomish        *** Feature Orchard ***

• West Virginia

  • Ruggles Orchard, Levels

Canada

• British Columbia

  • Salt Spring Apple Company, Salt Spring Island

References

• Cedar-Apple Rust  
  Author: Stephen Vann, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture (FSA7538)
  Rated as highly susceptible - control always needed where CAR is prevalent.
• Apples for the 21st Century
  Author: Manhart
• Some Antique Apples for Modern Orchards, (2008)
  Author: Merwin I.A.