Golden Delicious
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{{Infobox Cultivar | name = 'Golden Delicious'
| image = Golden delicious apple.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| hybrid = <br/>Parents unknown, theorized to be<br/>'Golden Reinette' × 'Grimes Golden'
| cultivar = 'Golden Delicious'
| origin = Clay County, West Virginia, 1905
}}
The '''Golden Delicious''' is a [[cultivar]] of [[apple]] with a yellow color. It is not related to the [[Red Delicious]] apple.
== Appearance and flavor ==
Golden Delicious is a large, yellow skinned cultivar and very sweet to the [[taste]]. It is prone to bruising and shriveling, though, so it needs careful handling and storage. It is sweeter than the [[Granny Smith|Granny Smith]] and is a favorite for [[salad]]s, [[apple sauce]], and [[apple butter]].
== History ==
This very popular cultivar is a [[chance seedling]] possibly from [[Grimes Golden]]<ref>[http://www.wvculture.org/HISTORY/goldendelicious02.html "Dunbar Man 'Discoverer' of Golden Delicious Apple"] Charleston Daily Mail, October 18, 1962 ([http://www.wvculture.org West Virginia Div. of Culture and History])</ref> and [[Golden Reinette]]<ref>Mass, V. 1970. Golden Delicious. pp. 69-85. In North American apples: varieties, rootstocks, outlook. Michigan State Univ. Press, East Lansing.</ref>. The original tree was found on the Mullins' family farm in [[Clay County, West Virginia]] and was locally known as Mullin's Yellow Seedling and Annit apple. Anderson Mullins sold the tree and propagation rights to [[Stark Brothers Nurseries]], which first marketed it as a companion of their [[Red delicious]] in [[1914]].
The Golden Delicious was designated the official state fruit of [[West Virginia]] by a Senate resolution on February 20, 1955.<ref>[http://www.wvculture.org/history/goldendelicious01.html Golden Delicious: State Fruit of West Virginia]</ref> Clay County has hosted an annual Golden Delicious Festival since 1972.
== Season ==
[[Image:GoldenDeliciousApple.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
Harvested from autumn through winter.
==Notes==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.appleorchardtours.com/fruit.htm Overview of various apple cultivars]
*[http://www.foodsubs.com/Apples.html A cook's overview of various apple cultivars]
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[[Category:Apple cultivars]]
[[Category:Trees of West Virginia]]
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