BlondeeTM apple tree

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Blondee is a golden yellow sport of Gala. It inherits all Gala's crisp sweet flavor and its productivity, but the apples are bright yellow.

Blondee apple trees for sale

You can pre-order for spring 2025

• Semi-dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $38.95
  Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
  Semi-dwarf rootstock
  

  Out of stock
  

How to grow

Blondee also inherits Gala's generally poor disease-resistance - this is not the best choice for the organic grower, and is not suitable for areas where there is a high risk of fireblight.

Blondee ripens a few days earlier than Gala.

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History

Blondee was discovered as a natural limb mutation on a tree in a Gala orchard in Ohio in 1998 - the apples on one of the branches of a Gala tree were yellow instead of the usual red color. It was  patented in 2008.

Blondee characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Pollination group4
• Pollinating othersAverage
• Picking seasonMid
• UsesEating freshJuice
• Keeping (of fruit)1-2 months
• General resistancePoor
• FireblightSome susceptibility
• CankerSome susceptibility
• ScabVery susceptible
• Cedar apple rustSome susceptibility
• MildewSome susceptibility
• Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 4 (-34C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)Hot (>30C / 86F)
• Chill requirementLow-chill
• Country of originUnited States
• Period of origin1950 - 1999
• Fruit colorYellow