Golden Delicious
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| 'Golden Delicious' |
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| Hybrid parentage |
Parents unknown, theorized to be 'Golden Reinette' × 'Grimes Golden' |
| Cultivar |
| 'Golden Delicious' |
| Origin |
| Clay County, West Virginia, 1905 |
The Golden Delicious is a cultivar of apple with a yellow color. It is not related to the Red Delicious apple.
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[edit] Appearance and flavor
Golden Delicious is a large, yellow skinned cultivar and very sweet to the taste. It is prone to bruising and shriveling, though, so it needs careful handling and storage. It is sweeter than the Granny Smith and is a favorite for salads, apple sauce, and apple butter.
[edit] History
This very popular cultivar is a chance seedling possibly from Grimes Golden[1] and Golden Reinette[2]. The original tree was found on the Mullins' family farm in Clay County, West Virginia and was locally known as Mullin's Yellow Seedling and Annit apple. Anderson Mullins sold the tree and propagation rights to Stark Brothers Nurseries, which first marketed it as a companion of their Red delicious in 1914.
The Golden Delicious was designated the official state fruit of West Virginia by a Senate resolution on February 20, 1955.[3] Clay County has hosted an annual Golden Delicious Festival since 1972.
[edit] Season
Harvested from autumn through winter.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Dunbar Man 'Discoverer' of Golden Delicious Apple" Charleston Daily Mail, October 18, 1962 (West Virginia Div. of Culture and History)
- ^ Mass, V. 1970. Golden Delicious. pp. 69-85. In North American apples: varieties, rootstocks, outlook. Michigan State Univ. Press, East Lansing.
- ^ Golden Delicious: State Fruit of West Virginia
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