Description

Enjoy apples in summer! This early picker allows you to enjoy apples sooner than most varieties. Grow juicy and delicious apples that feature a yellow-green skin with a golden glow. A crisp crunch and mildly tart flavor – plus natural resistance to browning – makes the fruit perfect for fresh eating. Adds beauty to your landscape in spring, when it produces lovely white-pink blooms. Originates from Virginia in the 1960s. Heat-tolerant! Ripens mid- to late-August. Pollinator required: Choose another apple variety. See recommended pollinators below. Ginger Gold® is a registered trade name of Adams County Nursery, Inc.

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Since 1816, Stark Bro’s has promised to provide customers with the very best fruit trees and plants. It’s just that simple. If your trees or plants do not survive, please let us know within one year of delivery. We will send you a free one-time replacement, with a nominal shipping fee of $9.99. If the item in question is not available, we can issue a one-time credit to your account equaling the original product purchase price or issue you a refund. Read more about our warranty policy.

Characteristics

Bloom Color Pink, White
Bloom Time Mid
Chill Hours 500 - 700
Fruit Color Yellow Green
Fruit Size Medium - Large
Hardiness Zone Range 5 - 9
Pollination Pollinator Required
Ripens/Harvest Mid To Late August
Shade/Sun Full Sun
Soil Composition Loamy
Soil Moisture Well Drained
Soil pH Level 6.0 - 7.0
Taste Mild, Tart
Texture Tender, Fine
Years to Bear 2 - 5

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

When your tree matures, it will be approximately 12 - 15' tall x 12 - 15' wide.

Recommended Spacing

We recommend spacing these trees 12 - 15' apart to ensure room for growth.

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range 5 - 9
My Hardiness Zone ?
The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatibility range of this variety before ordering.

Pollination

This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.

Cross-pollination by a different variety is key to its growing and bearing success. Plant one of these varieties within 100' for best pollination.

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.

Planting & Care

Learn all about how to grow apple trees in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.

Shipping Information

Arrives when it's time to plant

Your success is our priority. We work hard to make sure that your order arrives at the ideal time for planting in your location based on your local climate conditions.

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19 Questions
Why did you choose this?

My all time favorite fresh eating apple. They are the first ones ripe and nice smaller size for snacks

We love early bearing apples. Wanted to try this variety.

On sale

My wife likes this apple but can't find any in stores

Would a honey crisp or fuji pollinate the Ginger Gold Apple tree?

Thank you for your question. If the product you inquired about can not be found in the Pollination Requirements section of the page, please contact Customer Support at 800.325.4180

Looking for a potted carombola tree ?

what does this have to do with a ginger gold apple tree?

Do Carpathian walnuts need another pollinator?

Yes another seedling or different variety is needed. One plant is both male and female but the pollen shed period may not match the female receptive period. Another different plant will provide a separate pollen period and may match the receptive period of the first plant.

Is this tree blithe resistant?

Carolyn, I purchased my Ginger Gold last fall and planted it according to instructions, but I don't know if it is 'blight' resistant or not. I have been unable to find any claim to that effect, so I would assume that they are not blight resistant.

How old, and how tall, are your trees when shipping?

The size depends on the option you choose from the drop down menu. Our trees will be 2 years of age unless noted pther wise.

Are ginger gold apples resistant to cedar-apple rust?

Ginger Gold apples are not considered resistant to cedar-apple rust (CAR). While they have some natural tolerance to diseases like fire blight, they are susceptible to cedar-apple rust, especially if grown near cedar or juniper trees, which are alternate hosts for this fungal disease.

Any ginger gold apples trees for sale taller than 5 feet?

No I am sorry that is the largest size we offer as out trees are young 2 years of age.

I would like to purchase a ginger gold tree do you ship to BC CANADA ?

We do ship to Canada but you would need to visit our Canada site as not everything we offer can ship to Canada. https://www.starkbros.ca/

would a grimes golden pollinate with Ginger gold apple  ?

Hello James, yes, the Grimes Golden and Ginger Gold apples will cross pollinate with each other.

How tall are trees shipped out? How many years thereafter will they produce?

We appreciate you reaching out to us. You can find the years-to-bear information in the Characteristics section, near the top of the page, underneath the description. This tree takes 2-5 years to bear.

We are currently out of stock but you can find the shipping heights listed under the glossary of terms.

www.starkbros.com/about/glossary

Customer Reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5
Sep 1, 2024
Stark brothers ginger gold apple tree
It is still alive and growing , seems to have taken root.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 14, 2024
so far so good!! tree is flourishing, can't wait to get my apples in a couple years!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 20, 2024
Love my apple trees they leafed out quickly and are growing so well plan to buy a lot more next spring to finish out my I orchard
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 9, 2024
My favorite apple
Ginger gold is absolutely my favorite eating apple, but they don't keep well, so here in Michigan we can get them for the month of September and that's it. But they are not easy to find either. So I purchased this tree and was hoping for the best. When it came in snow covered march, as a bare root stick, I was apprehensive. But, I planted it as soon as I could dig a hole and it is Doing fabulous. It's all leafed out and growing many branches. Can't wait for my first harvest in a few years.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 22, 2023
Happy with my apple trees!
I had a hard time finding this tree. It's growing well and I look forward to these apples in future years.

Unlike apple trees I bought at a big box store, the two trees I purchased here are growing well. I plan to purchase more trees from Stark next year.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 21, 2023
Very nice bare root.
Tree arrived in good shape, I planted it a quickly as I could. It leafed out quickly and was looking great. However I live out in the country and I should have known that a new tender tree was too tempting for the deer to pass up. The deer ate every leaf. I put a wire cage around it and now there is a few very small sprouts coming out so maybe it's still alive. I should have known better because they killed a young crab apple tree last year a few feet from the Ginger gold. Love living in the country.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 29, 2022
successful first time bare root tree planting
Plant came as promised. I planted it this spring and it is a happy lil' guy.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 23, 2019
Worried at first
I planted my apple tree 2 weeks ago. At planting, the tree looked like it had been too hot in shipping. I planted it, gave it a good drink of water, removed the damaged leaves. 4 days later new growth, and now the tree looks healthy and the new growth is all over the tree. I need it to pollinate a Honey Crisp.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 15, 2019
Going good!
The root system of my Ginger Gold apple tree was amazing when it arrived in the mail!
Rated 5 out of 5
May 29, 2019
Stark Bros. is good people!
Very good tree, it came out of dormancy a couple of weeks after it was planted.It's in a pot in ground in my yard in case we have to move and it is doing very well. Great product!
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