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Home » Fruit » Hard Fruit » Apples » All-Purpose Apples » Virginia Gold Apples

Virginia Gold Apples

Virginia Gold Apples have waxy, greenish-yellow skin with a pink flush.

Inside, they have aromatic, crisp, firm, juicy white flesh. The flavour is mildly sweet, slightly tart and sprightly.

The flavour balance gets even better on storage after a few months.

The fruit ripens in October in Virginia.

Cooking Tips

For fresh-eating, applesauce, pies, baking, salads.

Storage Hints

Stores well.

History Notes

Virginia Gold Apples were developed from a cross between Golden Delicious and another apple done in 1976 by a George D. Oberle (1907 – 1980) at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

Some sources say the other apple was Newtown Pippin; some say Albemarle Pippin. Richard P. Marini, Extension Specialist, Horticulture, Virginia Tech says in his “1995 Apple Variety Evaluations” (Publication Number 422-760, July 1996) that it was Albemarle.

This page first published: Oct 7, 2006 · Updated: Jun 18, 2018.

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