Golden Gem crab-apple
Golden Gem has bright white blossom followed by yellow crab apples.
Golden Gem crab-apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Golden Gem
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.
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We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Golden Gem tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Fruit colour: Yellow
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Best sellers
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Food uses (ornamental plants): Jam / Jelly
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Good
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Weak growing
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Climate
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Golden Gem crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Golden Gem crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Golden Gem crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.