Red & Gold Apple Tree Collection

Name: Red & Gold Apple Tree Collection
Brand: Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co.
Rating: 4.6 (10 reviews)

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These are the two apples that put Stark Bro’s on the map, and both are perfectly “Delicious!” No home orchard should be without these two classic apple trees. This time-tested, cold-hardy and productive pair will give you bushel upon bushel of colorful apples. No pollination worries: Golden Delicious is a self-pollinator, and will also pollinate the Red Delicious. They will ripen together in late September.

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Tools & Supplies

Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.

Tree Stake (29) $16.99

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Planting & Care

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2 semi dwarf apple trees for only $59!! That is a great bargain for starting our mini farm orchard!

Samuel C on Apr 6, 2019

Should be an easy combination for pollination and to get good fruit and easy to grow in my area

Brandon on Nov 12, 2018

I LOVE THEM

John J on Oct 22, 2018

I love golden delicious, he loves the Reds

Sally R on Oct 30, 2016

Good luck and good production from same trees planted 7 years ago.

Gerry H on May 26, 2016

2 semi dwarf apple trees for only $59!! That is a great bargain for starting our mini farm orchard!

Samuel C on Apr 6, 2019

Have had excellent results in the past with Stark Brothers trees, so I continue to use them.

Guinn on Feb 7, 2019

Should be an easy combination for pollination and to get good fruit and easy to grow in my area

Brandon on Nov 12, 2018

I have ordered from Stark Bros before and am very happy. I wanted a golden delicious to serve as a pollinator for my other apples.

Jeffrey R on Oct 27, 2018

I LOVE THEM

John J on Oct 22, 2018

my two favorite apples for fresh eating,yum

Tim on Apr 2, 2017

I love golden delicious, he loves the Reds

Sally R on Oct 30, 2016

The very best two apple trees to own

Lowell S on Oct 18, 2016

Good luck and good production from same trees planted 7 years ago.

Gerry H on May 26, 2016

Love these apples. Best taste of all I have tried.

Terry S on Apr 1, 2016

Have had excellent results in the past with Stark Brothers trees, so I continue to use them.

Guinn on Feb 7, 2019

I have ordered from Stark Bros before and am very happy. I wanted a golden delicious to serve as a pollinator for my other apples.

Jeffrey R on Oct 27, 2018

my two favorite apples for fresh eating,yum

Tim on Apr 2, 2017

The very best two apple trees to own

Lowell S on Oct 18, 2016

Love these apples. Best taste of all I have tried.

Terry S on Apr 1, 2016

I recently planted 2 dwarf apple trees. Will it harm the trees if I plant a vegetable garden between and around them?

g3n3fi on Mar 27, 2016

BEST ANSWER: It does not hurt a tree at all - unless the tree has been established and you dig into the root system. Otherwise, the garden will have a variety of flowers on the plants which may help bring in more pollinators for the tree and vice-versa.

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WENDY K on Jun 2, 2016

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WENDY K on Jun 2, 2016

No, it will be ok for them. Plant bee-attracting plants. Look up companion planting. Comfrey, rhubarb, daikon radishes are great around the trees.

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havfaith on Jun 3, 2016

Well it depends on how you grow your trees and garden if you use the Back to Eden method when you grow your garden and fruit trees you can grow as many garden plants as you want between your trees.

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HUNTER L on May 18, 2016

no. it won^t harm your trees. By turning the ground around the trees allows air and moisture are the roots.

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ROGER R on Mar 28, 2016
Purchased on May 28, 2015

Not at all. Last year I planted tomatoes around them and everything went great.

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ADAM W on Mar 28, 2016
Purchased on Mar 10, 2015

I have a 5 graft apple tree I planted a few years ago as a memorial to my pup that passed. I grow mizuna, Swiss chard, onions, garlic, yarrow, lavender, strawberries and nasturtiums directly in the bed. Both the tree and the occupants of the bed are high yielders. Between this apple and its neighbor, a nectarine, I have a large veggie bed and in the nectarine bed I have a variety of garlic and onion varieties.

The key is to make sure you leave yourself room for picking/maintenance and planning what you plant. Some common veggie pests can also attack fruit trees and vice versa, so avoid planting these together and creating a buggy buffet. Instead chose plants which repels pests. The nasturtiums, alliums, and lavender were all included for this reason.

When the tree fills in and starts creating a lot of shade switch to more shade tolerant plants. I have a pawpaw that's very full and created a dead spot, so I planted heritage red raspberries, American ginseng, spearmint, ginger, and turmeric with rhubarb around the very outside so it's sort of half shade. It's a fun little experiment. I obviously have to replant the ginger and turmeric every year but everything lives quite well together. The spearmint wants desperately to take over but the lack of sun and strength of its neighbors keeps it in check.

Anyway, research and plan and it should go just fine.

Good luck

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Pghirish6b on Jun 5, 2016

I can't see why you would want to, though. You would be standing in the vegetables to harvest the apples, unless you allowed them to fall down onto the plants. Also the trees would create shade which would keep many veg from reaching their full potential. Whatever you do, happy gardening.

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Dee S on May 2, 2016

I have also grown melons like cantaloupe and watermelon all around and under my dwarf trees. Both trees and melons seem to do great!

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Amy F on Apr 9, 2019

Nope. In fact it might help (depending on what you decide to grow)

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Richard H on May 2, 2016

It should be an excellent idea and I thought some people already were doing that. Toward the end of the following course, there is a video that a group of people do farming just like that; not only to utilize the land fully but also to prevent erosion etc. Take this course at Coursera: An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from Public Health Also, check out this website. What: Tours of University of Maryland organic research plots

The effect of cover crops, plastic and other parameters on soil CO2 emissions
Weed control in organic systems
Companion plantings for increased biocontrol
Cover crop effects on pests and natural enemies

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JEONG K on Mar 28, 2016
Purchased on Apr 30, 2015

Last year I grew zucchini right beside my Granny Smith (about a foot). I had bell peppers about 2 feet away and it worked out great for me. My tree just finished its 2nd season and I waited out the first year to just focus on growth before I started planting around it. The thing that comes to mind as a caution would be that when you fertilize your tree you want to start laying it down at least 6 inches from the trunk or just under the outer canopy. Depending on what you are growing, that fertilizer may not be optimal for your veggie garden and it may compete for those nutrients. Just use good judgment with your spacing.

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Robin on Jan 2, 2018

NOT RECOMMEDED You should be spraying fruit trees about 15 times per season, I would not want any vegetables grown exposed to that much spray - the spray is usually a mix of three separate ingredients to handle bugs, fungus and other diseases. Few if any would want to eat vegetables exposed to these chemicals that often. Plant the trees in their spot and the garden in another where it will have sun ALL day and not be shaded buy the tree which we hope is growing at least 14 inches each season.

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john on May 13, 2018

I have three Red Delicious apple trees that my father planted years ago. When I expanded my garden, I had to go "beyond" the trees to the north, so my garden has consisted of an acre of garden with an "island" in the middle containing those three trees. And, on the West side are two peach trees, on the East side are two cherry trees. Other than making sure my garden items get enough sun, I've had no problems and the trees produce well.

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Angela B on Oct 12, 2019

If you intend to spray your trees for things like aphids, coddling moth, apple maggot etc. and if the trees are susceptible to cedar apple rust or scab and you have to spray with a fungicide, you will have a hard time keeping your spray off your vegetables. When you tomato or other plant blooms, you will have to avoid using an insecticide on the apple trees or you will kill bees.

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KENT W on Apr 20, 2019

Plant vegetables or flowers a few feet from the drip which is where the farthest branch would drip water. You do not want a young tree to compete for water or nutrients with your vegetables or flowers. As the tree grows, maintain distance between drip line and annuals.

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Dorian H on Apr 12, 2018

Another consideration is that as the trees mature ( even dwarf trees) they will provide some shade, and the roots can be hindered from development with tillage you do in the garden. I would recommend not tilling the area under the "drip line".

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JAMES L on May 15, 2016

Remember that garden plants will take nutrients from the soil that young trees may need. Good rule is to not plant competing plants to closely. You might try a zone of the same spacing intervals used for the dwarf trees (10 foot or so).

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BRENT S on May 16, 2016

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BRENT S on May 16, 2016

I have my vegetable garden surrounded by standard and semi dwarf peaches and apples and both the trees and the vegetables are doing great. It???s been this way for several years now.

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Bob B on Aug 15, 2018

There will be a problem if you use a dorment spray oil and your vegetable garden includes perenials, like rosemary. Your Rosemary will die.

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John on Sep 2, 2018

Consider too that you'll likely need to spray the apple tree and that would likely get into the garden, if that's an issue.

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Patrick S on Aug 24, 2016

That's fun! I use the Back to Eden method. I'm one year into this type of gardening and my plants have never been better.

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SUSAN G on May 20, 2016

Should not be a problem for the first few years. When you pick the apples you may not want to walk in your garden.

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Keith M on May 12, 2016

I don't as it is too hard to weed the garden.

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DEYONNE B E on May 20, 2016

I agree with the above statement.

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SHIRLEY D on May 5, 2016

It will not hurt the tree.

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RAYMOND S on May 23, 2016

no fireblight in 36 years

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STEVE W on May 7, 2016

Vote for the best answer above!

Does red delicious need a pollinator?

Gail H on Jan 9, 2019

BEST ANSWER: Yes, it does. Golden Delicious does not.

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LeAnn Staff on Jan 9, 2019

I live in zone 4a, Can I plant a tree from zone 5 in my area?

JAY S on Oct 6, 2018

BEST ANSWER: If Zone 4 falls within the range of the zones recommended for a given variety, it will work in your area. For example, if a tree is zoned for 4-8, that will work. If it's zoned for 5-8, it will not.

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LeAnn Staff on Oct 6, 2018

Are both trees in the red and gold special collection # 29106 spur type?

Nola H on Mar 1, 2016

BEST ANSWER: The Starkrimson?? Red Delicious tree in this collection has a spur-bearing habit. The Stark?? Golden Delicious is semi-spur bearing and highly productive but, if you wanted a truly spur-bearing Golden Delicious, I'd recommend the one called Starkspur?? Golden Delicious instead.

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Sarah D Staff on Mar 2, 2016

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Trees in the desert

I have an orchard that I have established over the years buying fruit trees from Stark Bros. They have been planted in the worst soil ever; alkali and clay. I put some soil conditioner in the holes before planting but can't improve all the dirt. Anyway, the trees are doing wonderful and we have had an overabundance of peaches, apples and pears this year. The new apple trees that I have planted are starting to make shade (a good thing when the temp is 104). I order my trees with confidence from Stark Bros. Sydney Peterson

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September 1, 2016

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New customer and fruit tree planter

I have never written a review for any company before. Ever. This is my first time planting fruit trees and recently ordered the golden and red delicious combo from StarkBros and a peach tree. I was hesitant since being a novice to bare root trees and when they arrived I was extremely nervous. I received my trees quickly after ordering and have them in the ground following the easy instructions, and now just barely a month later all 3 trees are looking wonderful and leafing already. I will buy more products from Stark in the future, without a doubt.

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May 4, 2017

Kellie R

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Great tree

Trees always come packaged well. Once planted they sprout right out. The tree looks good and growing well. I would definitely recommend your trees!

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June 11, 2018

Steve J

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Trees

Three of four trees lived. The ones that came out are doing well. Also bought red maple and an almond tree. They are also doing well. Bought six trees total five lived.

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June 5, 2016

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Thriving

this pair of young apples are going into their second season with me. They are thriving and appear to be well rooted.
My first Stark fruit trees were planted 31 years ago, and many have aged out. these are part of an ongoing replacement program.
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May 5, 2017

Stan S

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Extremely Pleased!

I am unable to say enough of how pleased I was with this collection. I am looking forward to when they begin to produce fruits. The Honeycrisp took some time to show life after planting, yet is appears to be doing well. And, With the hopes, Deer to stay away from them to return to showing life this season.

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May 3, 2019

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Too soon to give good review

Trees are growing. Process is alittle slow because of our weather pattern. Trees look good but it this rate it may be a few years before any production

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May 16, 2017

SUZANNE E

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Great

The trees arrived dormant and were planted per the instructions, they are doing wonderful!

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May 8, 2016

RAYCHEL J

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Reduced shipping

I purchased apple trees last year and peach trees this year. This year you offered a reduced shipping and a sale and that it why I took advantage of it.

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May 10, 2018

Marty L

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Young tree

I think I planted this last year or the year before. Can't wait to get some fruit. It did have blossoms on it several weeks ago so i am keeping my fingers crossed.