Golden Delicious Apple Scionwood

This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Discovered in Clay County, West Virginia c. 1890 and thought to be a child of Grimes Golden.

Medium large rich yellow skinned fruit with the classic oblong conic ‘Delicious’ shape. Rich juicy yellow flesh is mild and sweet with a pleasing honey flavor. All-purpose apple great for fresh eating, baking and sauce.

When Stark Brothers nursery caught wind of this apple they embarked on a 1000 mile journey to visit the tree. Paul Stark purchased the rights to the fruit on the spot and constructed a cage around the tree to prevent any theft of scionwood! Introduced as Golden Delicious in 1914 as a companion to Stark’s other ‘Delicious’ apple with red skin. Golden Delicious has become one of the most popular apples in the world and has been used extensively in breeding of modern cultivars. Annual heavy bearer. Blooms midseason. Z4.

7930 Golden Delicious

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L 7930 A: 8" scionwood stick, 1 for $6.00
L 7930 B: scionwood by the foot (10' minimum), 1 ft for $5.50

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Additional Information

Scionwood

Scions are twigs, not trees. They have no roots and will not grow if you plant them. They are cuttings from dormant branch tips, intended for spring grafting.

We do our best to provide ¼" caliper stock. Because of factors beyond our control (such as weather!) stock may be ³⁄₁₆–³⁄₈".

We sell scionwood in two ways:

By the stick: One 8" stick will graft 3-4 trees.
By the foot: Minimum order of 10 feet per variety. For orchardists grafting large numbers of trees of a particular variety. In our own nursery work, we are usually able to graft 6-8 trees from one foot of scionwood.

You can graft right away or store scionwood for later use. It will keep quite well for several weeks stored in sealed ziplock bags in the refrigerator.

The deadline for ordering scionwood is February 21, 2025, for shipment around March 10. (Please note: we ship scionwood only in mid-March. If you would like to order rootstock to arrive in the same shipment, select mid-March shipping when adding the rootstock to your cart.)

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