Malus Golden Hornet has pink / white blossom then small yellow crab apples which hang on late in the year.
Golden Hornet crab-apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Golden Hornet
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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United States
- Adam Dupps in Lawrenceburg, IN
- Adam Underwood in Canal Fulton, OHIO
- Chadwick Little in Marion, IA
- Jo Elsmore in BLOORS,
United Kingdom
- Alison Underwood in Colwyn Bay, NORTH WALES
- James Kidd in Hightae, DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
- Mary Fielding in LEDBURY, HEREFORDSHIRE
- Richard Borrie in York, YORKSHIRE
- Sedgie in SALTBURN BY THE SEA, NORTH YORKSHIRE
- Stuart Logan in Newbury, BERKSHIRE
Spring blossom records for this variety
2019 season
- 4th May 2019 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
2018 season
- 13th October 2018 - tree owned by Bec in Coleraine, Australia
2017 season
- 19th October 2017 - tree owned by Neville in Tea Tree Gully, Australia
- 19th April 2017 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
2015 season
- 2nd May 2015 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
2013 season
- 18th May 2013 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
2010 season
- 3rd May 2010 - tree owned by Stuart in Newbury, United Kingdom
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Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Yellow
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Best sellers
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Awards: RHS AGM (former) 1999
Using
- Picking season: Very late
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Persistent
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses (ornamental plants): Jam / Jelly
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 5 A very good pollinator for all late-flowering apple varieties.
- Pollinating others: Good
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Growth rate: Average
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase Can grow in a somewhat ungainly fashion.
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- 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: Average
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some susceptibility
- Fire blight: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Golden Hornet crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Golden Hornet crab-apple trees - Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Golden Hornet crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Golden Hornet crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Golden Hornet:
Australia
Victoria
- Heritage Fruits Society, Fairfield