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Goldrush Apple Tree

GoldRush Apple Tree

Very sweet and acidic, the GoldRush apple tree bears lots of fruit and is very disease resistant, especially to scab and fireblight. Medium in size and green-yellow base with a bronze-orange blush. Firm, crisp, tart, with spicy flavors that fully emerge after one month in storage. Can keep for up to 6 months in cold storage.

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General Tree Height/Caliper: Most of our fruit trees (apple, peach, apricot, plum, pear, nectarine, quince, and cherry) are grafted/budded and are 4-6' tall with a caliper/diameter of about 1/4-3/4". Most have more than 5' height and 1/2" diameter. The other trees are seedlings, such as pawpaw, mulberry, persimmon, shade, berry, and flowering trees which range from 18-36" tall.

A rootstock primarily controls a tree's size and how early it bears fruit. Learn more about our specific rootstocks.

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GoldRush Apple Tree Overview

If you love the Golden Delicious apple but want to store the apples during the winter and not worry about diseases, then GoldRush apple tree is for you! Not only does it produce heavy crops but it also has a bit more acidity and spicy flavors than the Golden Delicious apple. It matures in November and you can store it for up to six months without it losing its flavor. Additionally it is very resistant to scab, mildew, and fireblight, and although unfortunately it is somewhat susceptible to mildew. In fact, the cooperative breeding program between Purdue, Rutgers and Illinois State Universities jointly developed about 50 apples resistant to scab of which GoldRush (or Co-op 38) was one of them. They used Golden Delicious as the flower parent and combined it with Co-op 17. Although they developed it in the 1970s, they didn’t introduce it until 1994.

In order to have the best growing results, make sure you plant this apple tree in soil that is well-drained, fertile loam. Additionally, you’ll have to prune this tree and establish a strong lead. Due to its high disease resistance, you won’t need to spray this apple as much as other non-disease resistant varieties.

Tree Characteristics

  • Uses: Eating fresh, cooking, and making cider
  • Taste: Firm, crisp, tart, with spicy flavors that fully emerge after one month in storage.
  • Size: Medium sized and round
  • Color: Green-yellow base with a bronze-orange blush
  • Hardiness Zones: 4-9
  • Disease resistance:

    • Scab – Very resistant
    • Mildew – Very resistant
    • Fireblight – Some resistance
    • Cedar apple rust – Some susceptibility
  • Harvest period: November
  • Flowering Group: 4
  • Cross pollinates with: Nova Spy, Northern Spy, Wolf River, to name a few!
  • Cultivation: This apple tree is moderately vigorous and you will need to aggressively thinned it in order not to become biennial. Additionally it bears fruit on spurs and on limbs and is upright spreading.
  • Storage: Can keep for up to 6 months in cold storage.
Rootstock

EMLA 7, EMLA 111, Bud 9, Bud 118

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Shipping

  • Our shipping cost is 15-25% of the order total (depending on the size of the trees and how far the state is from NY) plus our handling fee which includes light pruning, packaging, printing, and quality checks.
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  • Note: we ship to Hawaii and Alaska however the shipping price is higher.

Warranty

  • If your tree doesn’t grow by July 1st or dies in the fall of the first year, please email us with a photo, order number, and description of the issue.
  • If the issue is related with the tree itself rather than lack of care, we guarantee to replace it next season or give a full refund.

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  • You can cancel your order to receive a full refund, but please note that cancelling an order after April 1st will result in a partial refund of 75% of the order total.
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  • If due to unforeseen circumstances your ordered tree is no longer available, you can get a full refund or a substitution with another variety.