Honeygold Apple Tree

Honeygold Apple tastes like Golden Delicious with a kiss of honey — medium-to-large, golden-yellowish-green fruit with a warm bronze blush and a sweet, crisp, honey-tinged flavor that makes it one of the finest cold-hardy dessert apples available. Developed at the University of Minnesota — the same program responsible for Honeycrisp, State Fair, and Zestar!® — Honeygold is cold-hardy to an extraordinary -50°F, making it one of the only premium dessert apple varieties that performs reliably through Zone 3 winters. Early October ripening and good keeping quality.

Golden Delicious Character With a Honey Twist — At -50°F

The flavor comparison to Golden Delicious is the most useful orientation for Honeygold — the same warm, mellow, sweet dessert apple character, elevated by a gentle honey undertone that adds just enough complexity to make it distinctively its own. For northern home orchardists who love the Golden Delicious flavor profile but live in Zone 3–5 climates where Golden Delicious struggles or fails, Honeygold delivers that experience reliably — in a tree that shrugs off the winters that eliminate most apple varieties from consideration.

University of Minnesota — Cold-Hardy to -50°F

The University of Minnesota’s apple breeding program has produced some of the most beloved and cold-hardy varieties available — Honeycrisp, State Fair, Zestar!®, and now Honeygold among them. The -50°F cold hardiness reflects that program’s consistent priority: premium fruit quality in trees that actually survive and thrive where northern home orchardists live. For Zone 3 and Zone 4 growers who want a dessert apple they can rely on, Honeygold fills a genuine gap.

Golden-Yellowish-Green With Bronze Blush — Beautiful at Harvest

Honeygold’s warm golden coloring with its bronze blush makes it visually attractive at harvest and in the fruit bowl — the characteristic golden apple appearance that signals sweetness and ripeness. Early October harvest timing and good keeping quality give it a practical post-harvest window that extends enjoyment well beyond the picking date.

Why Growers Choose Honeygold Apple

• Golden Delicious flavor with a honey twist — mellow, sweet, and distinctively its own
• University of Minnesota — cold-hardy to -50°F, Zone 3 performance
• One of the only premium dessert apples for extreme northern climates
• Golden-yellowish-green with bronze blush — beautiful at harvest
• Early October ripening with good keeping quality — practical post-harvest window
• Organic options available — for growers who want a certified organic tree