Yellow Delicious Apple Tree

Malus domestica

Needs a partner

Sweet and mellow, and a good pollinator for other apples.

#7 container
About 1.25" caliper

$88each, pay at pickup

Reserve

Pick up in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March. Pay cash, check, Venmo or PayPal at pickup.

Yellow Delicious (Golden Delicious) is sweet, mellow and honeyed, with golden skin. It's good fresh, in pies and in sauce.

It's also one of the most widely used pollinators. It will set some fruit on its own and pollinates most other apples blooming at the same time, so it's a smart choice if you're planting several apple trees.

Handle the fruit gently; the thin skin bruises easily.

Golden Delicious was found in West Virginia and introduced in 1916. Despite the name, it isn't related to Red Delicious. Rutgers shows it ready around late September in Salem County.

How it tastes

Sweet, mellow and honey-like when fully ripe. The flesh is tender-crisp and juicy.

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 4–9 (Salem County is 7)
Blooms: Mid season
Ripens: Late September to October
Starts bearing: Usually 2–4 years after planting
Mature size: Depends on rootstock; ask us
Pollination: Needs a partner
Botanical name: Malus domestica
Price: $88 each, paid at pickup
Pickup: Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March

The fruit

Looks: Medium-large, golden yellow, thin skin
Flavor: Sweet, honeyed, well balanced
Best for: Fresh, Pies, Sauce, Salads, Freezing
Keeps: Several months cold; keep humid so it doesn't shrivel

Pollination

Needs a different apple (or a flowering crabapple) blooming nearby. Any of the partners below will do it.

Good partners from our list

Red Delicious Apple Tree$88 · view details

Gala Apple Tree$88 · view details

Granny Smith Apple Tree$88 · view details

Growing tips

Watch for: Very susceptible to fire blight; also scab, cedar-apple rust and mildew

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.