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.
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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)

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 2020-21 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)
Apple seedling (standard)
M-7 (semi-dwarf, 2/3 of standard size)
Geneva 935 (1/3 of standard size)