Golden Russet Apple Tree

Semi-dwarf on M-111 rootstock.

• Zones: 4-6
• Chill hours: 800-1000
• Bloom Time: Late (Based on typical Central Valley California weather)
• Harvest: September 20 - October 5
• Looks: Medium-sized ripe fruit hangs on the tree until frost; fruit stored properly keeps until April. Skin partly to almost completely russeted, varying from grayish-green or greenish-yellow to an attractive golden brown with orange highlights.
• Personality: Crisp, aromatic, subacid, creamy yellow flesh with great flavor and legendary sugary juice.
• Facts of note: Winter hardy, vigorous tree, bears mostly on the tips of branches. Good disease resistance. This is one of the few apple varieties that makes a delicious single variety cider, it is also a wonderful addition to cider blends. Apparently originated in New York as a seedling of English Russet sometime in the 1700s.
• Pollination: Partly self fruitful, biggest crops with cross-pollination.

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