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Apple Scion, Ginger Gold

A crisp early-season golden apple

An early ripening apple with crisp juicy flesh and mild sweetness. Excellent for fresh eating and cooking.

$600
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Apple Scion Wood – Ginger Gold (Malus domestica)

Ginger Gold is a modern American apple discovered in Virginia in the 1960s and believed to be a seedling of Golden Delicious. It produces smooth golden fruit with crisp, juicy flesh and a mild sweet flavor. Because it ripens early in the season and maintains good texture, it has become a popular apple for both fresh eating and cooking.

Key Characteristics

Early-season golden apple
Ginger Gold ripens in late summer, often weeks before many other apples are ready. This makes it a valuable variety for growers seeking fresh apples early in the harvest season.

Crisp, mild sweet flavor
The pale yellow flesh is crisp, juicy, and refreshing with a gentle sweetness. Its balanced flavor makes it enjoyable fresh while still holding up well in cooking.

Versatile kitchen apple
Unlike many early apples that become soft when cooked, Ginger Gold maintains good structure. This makes it useful for pies, applesauce, and other recipes where texture matters.

Reliable orchard performer
Ginger Gold trees are known for consistent production and good fruit quality. Its early harvest helps extend the overall apple season when planted alongside later-ripening varieties.

Product Details

  • Type: Apple scion wood
  • Variety: Ginger Gold
  • Sun requirements: Full sun
  • Soil requirements: Medium, well-drained soils
  • Bloom time: Mid-season
  • Bloom color: White to pale pink
  • Fruit qualities: Crisp juicy flesh; mild sweet flavor
  • Fruit uses: Fresh eating, baking, applesauce, cooking
  • Fruit ripening month: August
  • Required chill hours: ~700–900 hours
  • Pollination requirements: Requires a different apple variety for pollination. Good pollination partners include Gala, Fuji, Liberty, Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, Enterprise, and Granny Smith.
  • USDA Hardiness zones: 4–8

Important: What You Are Buying (Scion Wood)

This product is apple scion wood, which is a dormant cutting taken from a mature tree during winter. It is essentially a stick with no roots and will not grow on its own. In order to grow a tree, the scion must be grafted onto a compatible apple rootstock.

Grafting allows growers to combine the fruiting variety with a root system that controls tree size, vigor, and adaptability. If you are planning to graft this season, check out our selection of apple rootstocks and build your own apple tree.

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Apple Scion, Ginger Gold

$600

Apple Scion Wood – Ginger Gold (Malus domestica)

Ginger Gold is a modern American apple discovered in Virginia in the 1960s and believed to be a seedling of Golden Delicious. It produces smooth golden fruit with crisp, juicy flesh and a mild sweet flavor. Because it ripens early in the season and maintains good texture, it has become a popular apple for both fresh eating and cooking.

Key Characteristics

Early-season golden apple
Ginger Gold ripens in late summer, often weeks before many other apples are ready. This makes it a valuable variety for growers seeking fresh apples early in the harvest season.

Crisp, mild sweet flavor
The pale yellow flesh is crisp, juicy, and refreshing with a gentle sweetness. Its balanced flavor makes it enjoyable fresh while still holding up well in cooking.

Versatile kitchen apple
Unlike many early apples that become soft when cooked, Ginger Gold maintains good structure. This makes it useful for pies, applesauce, and other recipes where texture matters.

Reliable orchard performer
Ginger Gold trees are known for consistent production and good fruit quality. Its early harvest helps extend the overall apple season when planted alongside later-ripening varieties.

Product Details

Important: What You Are Buying (Scion Wood)

This product is apple scion wood, which is a dormant cutting taken from a mature tree during winter. It is essentially a stick with no roots and will not grow on its own. In order to grow a tree, the scion must be grafted onto a compatible apple rootstock.

Grafting allows growers to combine the fruiting variety with a root system that controls tree size, vigor, and adaptability. If you are planning to graft this season, check out our selection of apple rootstocks and build your own apple tree.

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