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Pollination of Golden Delicious apple trees

Golden Delicious (Malus domestica)  is in flowering group 4. Golden Delicious is partially self-fertile and does not need a pollination partner, but fruiting is likely to be better if there is a compatible partner of a different variety nearby.Choose another variety

Varieties that will pollinate Golden Delicious in our catalogue

  • Akanein stock

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    Akane is an attractive early-season eating apple with a good pedigree and a sweet/sharp flavour.
    • Flowering group: 4
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Early
    • Available rootstocks:
    • MM111
  • Amere Nouvellein stock

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    Amere Nouvelle is a traditional French bittersweet cider apple.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Very late
    • Available rootstocks:
    • Bittenfelder
  • Ananas Reinettein stock

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    Ananas Reinette has small pretty yellow apples with a distinctive pineapple flavour.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Late
    • Available rootstocks:
    • Bittenfelder
  • Antonovka 1.5 pound

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    Known by many different names, this is a sport variation of Antonovka, noted for its very large apples.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Early
    • Ascahirein stock

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      A large reliable cooking apple from northern France which is particularly good for juicing.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • M9
      • M116
      • MM111
    • Baguette Violettein stock

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      Baguette Violette is a traditional French late-season dessert apple.
      • Flowering group: 4
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • M9
      • MM111
    • Berner Rosenin stock

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      Berner Rosen is an attractive dessert apple from Switzerland.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Early
      • Available rootstocks:
      • M9
      • G.11
      • M116
      • MM111
      • Bittenfelder
    • Binet Rouge

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      Binet Rouge is a traditional French hard cider variety from the Pays d'Auge area of Normandy.
      • Flowering group: 4
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Very late
      • Braeburnin stock

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        Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.
        • Flowering group: 4
        • Self-fertile
        • Picking: Very late
        • Available rootstocks:
        • M9
        • M116
      • Cabarettein stock

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        A traditional very-late season dessert apple, found in northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
        • Flowering group: 4
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Very late
        • Available rootstocks:
        • M9
        • MM111
      • Colapuyin stock

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        A traditional late-season dessert apple from France with a good sweet / sharp balance.
        • Flowering group: 3
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Very late
        • Available rootstocks:
        • M9
        • G.11
        • MM111
      • Cox's Orange Pippinin stock

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        Cox is widely acknowledged as having the best flavour of any apple variety.
        • Flowering group: 3
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Mid
        • Available rootstocks:
        • M9
        • M116
      • Discoveryin stock

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        Discovery is a popular early-season English apple variety, with a juicy sharp flavour.
        • Flowering group: 3
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Early
        • Available rootstocks:
        • MM111
      • Du Vergerin stock

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        Du Verger is an old French bittersweet cider apple variety.
        • Flowering group: 3
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Very late
        • Available rootstocks:
        • Bittenfelder
      • Ellis Bitter

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        Ellis Bitter is a traditional and popular English cider apple, producing a bittersweet juice.
        • Flowering group: 5
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Mid
        • Evereste

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          Malus Evereste is a popular traditional crab-apple with masses of white blossom, then red-yellow fruits.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Self-fertile
          • Picking: Late
          • Frequin Rouge

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            Frequin Rouge is one of the most important of the traditional French bittersharp cider varieties.
            • Flowering group: 4
            • Not self-fertile
            • Picking: Mid
            • Fujiin stock

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              Fuji is one of the most apple varieties in the world, renowned for its clean sweet flavour.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Not self-fertile
              • Picking: Very late
              • Available rootstocks:
              • M9
              • M116
              • MM111
              • Bittenfelder
            • Golden Pippinin stock

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              One of the oldest English apples, used for cooking and eating, with a fruity lemon-like flavour.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Not self-fertile
              • Picking: Late
              • Available rootstocks:
              • M9
              • M116
            • Granny Smithin stock

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              Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Self-fertile
              • Picking: Very late
              • Available rootstocks:
              • M116
            • Gueule de Moutonin stock

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              Gueule de Mouton is a fabulous apple that is good for eating fresh or juicing.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Not self-fertile
              • Picking: Late
              • Available rootstocks:
              • M9
              • MM111
            • Harry Masters Jerseyin stock

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              Harry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
              • Flowering group: 4
              • Not self-fertile
              • Picking: Very late
              • Available rootstocks:
              • M116
            • Honeycrisp

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              Honeycrisp is a very popular modern American cold-hardy disease-resistant apple, known for its crisp sweet flavour.
              • Flowering group: 4
              • Not self-fertile
              • Picking: Late
              • Jonathanin stock

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                Jonathan is one of the best-flavoured American apple varieties, and a good choice for the home orchard.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Partially self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • M116
              • Kidd's Orange Redin stock

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                Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • M9
                • M116
                • MM111
              • Kingston Black

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                Kingston Black is one of the premier English cider varieties and produces a bittersharp juice.
                • Flowering group: 4
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Very late
                • Melrosein stock

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                  Melrose is a Jonathan-style apple, with a sweet flavour and good storage life.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • M9
                  • MM111
                • Michelinin stock

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                  Michelin (or Normandie Blanc) is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
                  • Flowering group: 4
                  • Partially self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • M9
                • Monty's Surprisein stock

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                  A recent New Zealand apple variety which is noted for very high levels of anti-oxidant compounds.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • M9
                  • M116
                  • MM111
                  • Bittenfelder
                • Newtown Pippinin stock

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                  First discovered in the 18th century, Newtown Pippin is a versatile American apple with a good aromatic flavour.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • M9
                  • MM111
                  • Bittenfelder
                • Oksanain stock

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                  Oksana is a pretty red-flushed apple with a very sweet flavour.
                  • Flowering group: 4
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Very late
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • M9
                  • M116
                  • MM111
                  • Bittenfelder
                • Peasgood's Nonsuchin stock

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                  Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Partially self-fertile
                  • Picking: Mid
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • M9
                  • M116
                • Red Devilin stock

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                  Red Devil is a versatile English eating apple, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Self-fertile
                  • Picking: Mid
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • M9
                  • M116
                • Red Foxwhelpin stock

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                  Red Foxwhelp also known as Herefordshire Redstreak, is an old English cider apple variety which produces a dull red bittersweet juice.
                  • Flowering group: 5
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Very late
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • MM111
                • Reine de Reinettesin stock

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                  A traditional French dual-purpose apple, which was also known in the Victorian England as King of the Pippins.
                  • Flowering group: 4
                  • Partially self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • M9
                  • MM111
                • Reinette Abry

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                  A traditional dual-purpose yellow/green apple from northern France.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Reinette Rouge Etoileein stock

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                    A popular traditional eating apple from the Low Countries.
                    • Flowering group: 4
                    • Not self-fertile
                    • Picking: Late
                    • Available rootstocks:
                    • M9
                    • M116
                    • MM111
                  • Saint Edmund's Russetin stock

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                    Saint Edmund's Russet is considered one of the best English russet apples.
                    • Flowering group: 3
                    • Partially self-fertile
                    • Picking: Mid
                    • Available rootstocks:
                    • M9
                  • Saint Martin

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                    Saint Martin is a traditional French bittersweet cider apple.
                    • Flowering group: 3
                    • Not self-fertile
                    • Picking:
                    • Somerset Redstreak

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                      An English cider apple variety producing a very high-quality bittersweet juice.
                      • Flowering group: 5
                      • Not self-fertile
                      • Picking: Late
                      • Spartanin stock

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                        Spartan is a McIntosh style apple, easy to grow, crunchy, with a sweet delicate wine-like flavour.
                        • Flowering group: 3
                        • Partially self-fertile
                        • Picking: Late
                        • Available rootstocks:
                        • M116
                      • Stark Earliestin stock

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                        Stark Earliest will probably give you the first apple in any given year.
                        • Flowering group:
                        • Not self-fertile
                        • Picking: Very early
                        • Available rootstocks:
                        • M116
                      • Sturmer Pippinin stock

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                        A sharp-tasting late-season Victorian apple which keeps very well.
                        • Flowering group: 3
                        • Partially self-fertile
                        • Picking: Late
                        • Available rootstocks:
                        • M9
                        • M116
                      • Tremlett's Bitter

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                        Tremlett's Bitter is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
                        • Flowering group: 5
                        • Not self-fertile
                        • Picking: Late
                        • Winter Bananain stock

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                          A good quality American apple variety with a faint banana-like flavor.
                          • Flowering group: 4
                          • Not self-fertile
                          • Picking: Very late
                          • Available rootstocks:
                          • M9
                        • Wolf River

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                          Wolf River is the perfect cooking apple - reliable, cold-hardy, disease resistant.
                          • Flowering group: 3
                          • Not self-fertile
                          • Picking: Late
                          • Yarlington Mill

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                            Yarlington Mill is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
                            • Flowering group: 5
                            • Not self-fertile
                            • Picking: Very late