Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Golden Delicious Apple Budwood

Budwood Ships Out August 11th

Pickups 9am-6pm August 11th

Budwood is not a tree, yet!

Budwood is the same portion of the tree as scionwood, just collected in August, and used for bud grafting. We use the fresh shoots from the current year. Similar to scionwood, these buds determine what variety the grafted tree will be.

We collect budwood from trees in our test orchards and are happy to be able to offer rare/heritage varieties!

For more information on budwood and grafting, click HERE!

History: Golden Delicious was discovered by chance on a family farm in West Virginia and sold in 1914 to the Stark Brothers Nurseries. It has since become one of the most popular apples in North America. Since 1972, Clay County, where the apple was found, has hosted an annual Golden Delicious Festival and in 1995 it was declared the state fruit of West Virginia. Golden Delicious is also the parent of many varieties, including prominent ones such as Ambrosia and Gala.

Why We Grow It: It is easy to see why this apple is so popular with its attractive golden yellow skin and sweet, crisp cream-coloured flesh. Golden Delicious is a favourite for fresh eating, sauce, and apple butter. On top of that, it is resistant to scab, powdery mildew, and fire blight.

      $12.00

      Propagation Material:

      63 in stock

      Fruit Traits:

      Recommended Use: Fresh eating, cooking

      Fruit Size: Large

      Storage: Keeps until June when stored in cool, humid conditions

      Harvest: October - Early

      Plant Traits:

      Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

      Flowering Time: Middle

      Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different apple variety that blooms around the same time

      Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

      General Growth Habit: Spur-bearing, moderately vigorous and precocious with a spreading growth pattern, tends to have heavy crops every other year. Susceptible to bitter pit, cedar rust and quince rust, but resistant to scab, mildew and fireblight.

      Shipping: All budwood orders will be shipped on August 11th.

      Pickup: Budwood will be available for pick up on August 11th. We recommend picking it up as soon as you are able and storing it at home.

      Click HERE for tips on storing budwood!

      CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

      Each budwood will have at least 5 viable buds. Since we specialize in so many varieties/species, there will be natural differences in growth habit and vigour so some varieties may be shorter or thinner. We will provide the best quality we can, within natural restraints.

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