Golden Delicious Apple Tree Live Plant, Grafted Fruit Tree in 3 Gallon Pot, Malus domestica, Sweet Yellow Apple Backyard Orchard Tree

Grow a classic backyard favorite with this live Golden Delicious Apple Tree (Malus domestica ‘Golden Delicious’), supplied as a grafted fruit tree in a 3-gallon pot. Golden Delicious is well known for its attractive yellow apples and sweet, mild flavor, making the fruit popular for fresh eating, baking, sauces, and other home kitchen uses.

Because this tree is grafted rather than seed-grown, it is propagated to maintain the characteristics of the Golden Delicious cultivar. It makes an excellent addition to home orchards and edible landscapes where climate and pollination conditions are suitable. You will receive a healthy, rooted grafted tree similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos. Trees may arrive without flowers or fruit depending on season and maturity.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Golden Delicious Apple Tree
✔️ Grafted Malus domestica ‘Golden Delicious’
✔️ Shipped established in a 3-gallon nursery pot
✔️ Healthy, rooted fruit tree
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

🌼 Growing Information
Common Name: Golden Delicious Apple
Botanical Name: Malus domestica ‘Golden Delicious’
Plant Type: Deciduous grafted fruit tree
Growth Stage: Young grafted tree
Sun Requirements: Full sun, ideally 6–8+ hours daily
Soil: Fertile, well-draining loam with good organic matter
Watering: Regular while establishing; avoid constantly soggy soil
Fruit Color: Golden yellow when mature
Fruit Flavor: Sweet, mild, and aromatic
Fruit Uses: Fresh eating, baking, sauces, and cooking
Bloom Color: White to pinkish-white
Bloom Season: Spring
Harvest Season: Typically fall, depending on climate and local conditions
Growth Habit: Upright, branching fruit tree
Pollination: Fruit set generally benefits from a compatible apple variety flowering nearby
Growth Rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Deciduous; naturally loses leaves during winter dormancy
Container Friendly: Possible while young, though long-term orchard planting or a sufficiently large container is preferred

💡 Care Tip: Plant your Golden Delicious Apple Tree in a sunny location with well-draining soil, keeping the graft union above the soil line. Water consistently during establishment and mulch around the root zone while keeping mulch away from the trunk. A compatible apple cultivar with overlapping bloom time nearby can improve cross-pollination and fruit set. Fruiting time and yield vary with tree maturity, rootstock, pollination, climate, pruning, and care.