GoldRush Apple Tree
Description
GoldRush Apple Tree – Disease-Resistant & Flavor-Packed Late-Season Apple.
A top choice for organic growers, the GoldRush Apple Tree is prized for its exceptional disease resistance and outstanding flavor development over time. This late-season dessert apple is immune to apple scab and highly resistant to powdery mildew, making it an ideal low-maintenance option for home orchards.
GoldRush apples start with a tart, tangy bite that sweetens in storage, developing a rich, complex flavor with hints of spice. Their firm texture makes them excellent for fresh eating, baking, and cider making. These apples hold their shape beautifully in pies, crisps, and sauces, while their high sugar content makes them perfect for long-term storage—retaining peak quality for up to 7 months in proper conditions.
GoldRush Apple Tree Overview:
- Disease Resistance: Immune to apple scab; highly resistant to powdery mildew and moderately resistant to fireblight.
- Flavor & Texture: Tart at harvest, developing a sweeter, spiced complexity in storage; crisp and firm.
- Harvest Time: Mid-to-late October—one of the last apples to ripen, extending your harvest season.
- Pollination: Requires a mid-to-late season pollinator like Red Fuji, Jonafree, Northern Spy or Enterprise for best fruit production.
- Best Uses: Fresh eating, baking, cider making, and long-term storage.
- Tree Characteristics: Vigorous, upright growth; well-suited for USDA hardiness zones 5-8.
First introduced in 1993 as Co-op 38, the GoldRush Apple Tree was developed through a collaborative breeding program with Purdue, Rutgers, and the University of Illinois. Its outstanding disease resistance and long storage life make it a must-have for home orchards.
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Characteristics
| Bloom Color | White |
| Bloom Time | Late |
| Chill Hours | 800 |
| Fruit Color | Yellow |
| Fruit Size | Medium |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 5 - 8 |
| Pollination | Pollinator Required |
| Ripens/Harvest | Mid To Late October |
| Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Soil pH Level | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Texture | Crisp |
| Years to Bear | 2 - 5 |
Size & Spacing
Mature Size
| Semi-Dwarf | 12 - 15' tall x 12 - 15' wide |
| Dwarf | 8 - 10' tall x 8 - 10' wide |
Recommended Spacing
| Semi-Dwarf | 12 - 15' |
| Dwarf | 8 - 10' |
Zone Compatibility
Pollination
This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
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Shipping Information
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Questions & Answers
Freedom will serve as a good pollinator, but Liberty blooms at a different time.
You are in luck - they are in the same flowering group, so they will be good partners. Two great apples!
It's a little iffy; GoldRush blooms later, but there is some overlap. If there's a late spring, there's a better chance.
Correction to my own answer. :-) Not just daylight hours...number of hours the temperature stays below a certain point (some say 45 degrees F, some say 34). This "tells" the fruit tree when it should be safe to break dormancy. If a variety has a low number of required chill hours, and is planted in a long-winter area, it could try to bloom before winter loosens its icy grip.
Yes — GoldRush and Grimes Golden apple trees are genetically compatible for cross-pollination
Yes, a Gold Rush apple can grow well on a trellis, especially if you're training it to grow in a form like the espalier method, which is a popular way to grow apple trees on a trellis.
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Yes you can use the crabapple for pollination.
The cosmic crisp is a mid to late season bloomer and the Goldrush is a late bloomer so they should cross pollinate.
I choose the GoldRush apple because of their amazing flavor, crisp texture, versatility, and disease resistance!!!
I choose the GoldRush apple because of it's delightful flavor and versatility. I work at a local cafe and we use GoldRush apples specifically to make applesauce. The fruit is large and beautiful with…
Disease resistance, long storage, crisp apple, and available as a DWARF, also it can pollinate my Honeycrisp.
This apple is not only delicious but it keeps for months in the fridge