Outstanding sweet apple for warm winter areas. Firm, very flavorful, sweet like Golden Delicious. Productive throughout So. CA and Phoenix, AZ. Good, sweet summer apple for Central CA.
Dorsett Golden Apple
Dorsett Golden Apple
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
100 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
5 - 10 - Pollination
Self-fruitful.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
very early - Harvest Season within fruit type
very early - Harvest Dates
June 25 to July 10(approximate for Hickman, CA)
-WHERE TO BUY-
HOME GARDEN/RETAIL NURSERY CATALOG
WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2018-19 planting season, Dorsett Golden is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
M-111 (semi-dwarf/semi-standard, 80-90% of standard size)
M-7 (semi-dwarf, 2/3 of standard size)
Apple seedling (standard)
Geneva 935 (1/3 of standard size)
M-27 (dwarf, requires staking)
