Ginger Gold® apple tree

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• Picking season: Very early
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Pollination group: 4

Ginger Gold is an attractive early-season apple, ripening during July or early August in most areas. The skin is a golden green color, often with a sun-kissed flush.

Ginger Gold can be eaten fresh, and it is useful in the kitchen too. Like most early-season apples, the flavor is tart and refreshing, but there is some sweetness too, and Ginger Gold can arguably be considered as a very-early ripening Golden Delicious.

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• Semi-dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $38.20
  Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
  G.214 rootstock
  

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How to grow

Ginger Gold has quite a wide climate range, but is particularly useful in warmer zones - including southern California and the southern states.

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History

Ginger Gold is named after orchard owner Frances "Ginger" Harvey, who noticed the tree was one of the few survivors in the family orchard after Hurricane Camille hit Virginia in 1969. It was planted in a Winesap block but was subsequently found to be related to Golden Delicious and Newtown Pippin (also known as Albemarle Pippin). It was first propagated by Adams County Nursery.

Ginger Gold characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Pollination group4
• Pollinating othersAverage
• Picking seasonVery early
• UsesEating fresh
• Keeping (of fruit)1 week
• General resistanceGood
• FireblightSome susceptibility
• Cedar apple rustVery susceptible
• Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 4 (-34C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originUnited States
• Period of origin1950 - 1999
• Fruit colorGreen / Yellow