A highly flavored, late-season dessert apple, perfect for organic production.
Virginia Gold Apple on G.890 (Spring 2027)
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Also known as Virginiagold.
This tree is very productive and vigorous. It will become biennial if not carefully pruned and thinned.
Virginia Gold is a cross of Newtown Pippin and Golden Delicious. Ripening very late, it has a pretty yellow skin with a pink blush, and the flesh is sweet and crisp. The flavor is distinctive but balanced; it is less sweet than Delicious and less acidic than Newtown Pippin. Virginia Gold attains its best flavor after storage. It is a great dessert apple, and it makes delicious sauces and pies.
Virginia Gold was bred by George Oberle at Virginia Tech in 1976.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Dessert
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, baking, storage, sauce
Storage duration: three plus months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: yellow
Flesh color: off-white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Albemarle Pippin x Golden Delicious
Origin: Blacksburg, VA
Introduced in: 1976
Introduced by: George Oberle
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 7
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Oct 27 (approximate, in New York State) + 42 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
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Rootstock: G.890 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Half-Standard (60% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 18'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
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Fireblight: Susceptible
Cedar-Apple Rust: Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
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Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Half-Standard (60% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
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Hayts 14.4-15.1, 113.3-4; V 2.069-70
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