Apples · 2027 season
Golden Treat Apple Tree
Malus domestica
Needs a partnerColumnar Urban Apple with sweet golden fruit. Fits a patio or small yard. Only a few left.
- #7 container
- About 1.25" caliper
Pick up in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March. Pay cash, check, Venmo or PayPal at pickup.
‘Golden Treat’ is a columnar Urban Apple: it grows straight up with very short side branches, so it fits on a patio, in a large container or along a path. The apples are golden and sweet, getting sweeter the longer they hang.
We only have a few, so reserve early if you want one. Like other apples it needs a partner; Blushing Delight, any other apple or a flowering crabapple nearby will do.
Golden Treat is from the same Urban Apple series (bred by Dr. Jaroslav Tupy in the Czech Republic) as Blushing Delight, and the two make natural partners.
How it tastes
Sweet and golden. Picked early it's a little tangy; left to hang, it gets sweeter.
At a glance
- You get
- #7 container, about 1.25" caliper (trunk thickness 6 inches above the soil; each tree varies a little)
- Hardiness zones
- USDA 4–8 (Salem County is 7)
- Blooms
- Mid season
- Ripens
- Late summer to early fall
- Starts bearing
- Often 1–2 years after planting
- Mature size
- Columnar: about 8–10 ft tall and only 2–3 ft wide
- Pollination
- Needs a partner
- Botanical name
- Malus domestica
- Price
- $88 each, paid at pickup
- Pickup
- Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March
The fruit
- Looks
- Full-size golden to greenish-gold apple
- Flavor
- Sweet; tangier if picked early
- Best for
- Fresh
- Keeps
- A few weeks in the fridge
Pollination
Needs a different apple (or a flowering crabapple) blooming nearby. Any of the partners below will do it.
Good partners from our list
Growing tips
Watch for: Bred for resistance to scab and powdery mildew; still watch for fire blight
- Full sun (at least 6–8 hours) and soil that drains well. Avoid low spots where water sits in spring.
- Mature size depends on the rootstock the tree is grafted onto. Ask us if space is tight.
- Water deeply once a week through the first summer, more often in heat waves.
- Pick off all fruit for the first two years. After that, thin the young fruit to one apple per cluster in early summer for bigger apples and a crop every year.
- Prune in late winter while the tree is dormant to open up the center to light and air.
Spray schedule: Apple Pest Control Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards (Rutgers Cooperative Extension, fact sheet FS112)
New to planting fruit trees? Read our step-by-step planting guide: square hole, graft above the soil, native soil, and no fruit for the first two years.
Photos show the variety, not the exact plant you’ll get. Reservations are for the 2027 season, picked up at our farm in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March, and aren’t guaranteed until we confirm them. Questions? Ask us or call or text (856) 345‑4538.