Choose another varietyPollination of Golden Delicious apple trees
Your
Golden Delicious apple tree is in
flowering group 4.
It is
partially self-fertile, but a nearby pollination partner of a different variety is beneficial.
The following varieties will pollinate this apple tree.
(Most
white-blossom crab-apples will also be good pollinators for this variety).
Pollination partner apple varieties in our catalogue
A traditional English cooking apple, with a sweet flavour, which keeps its shape when cooked.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
A mid-season cooking apple, producing a light yellow puree. Very attractive blossom.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
A late-season red-fleshed apple, with attractive crimson blossom, also known as Baya® Marisa.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
- M116
One of the earliest English apples, ripening in early August.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Very early
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
An old Scottish apple variety, named for the crimson-red colour of its skin and stained flesh.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Self-fertile
- Picking: Very late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
A modern late-season English apple with a good sweet/sharp flavour and crisp flesh.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
Charles Ross is a very attractive classic English dual-purpose apple.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
Chivers Delight is an under-rated Cox-style apple from Cambridgeshire. Crisp and sweet.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
Christmas Pippin is a new high-yielding Cox-style apple, discovered as a chance seedling tree.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
An attractive late-season apple from Cornwall, with a good aromatic flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
- M25
Cornish Gilliflower is a popular English eating apple with an excellent sweet aromatic flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Very late
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
- M116
- M25
Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety, makes a good fruit tree for the garden.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Early
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
Ellison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
- M25
Malus Evereste is a popular traditional crab-apple with masses of white blossom, then red-yellow fruits.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group:
- Picking:
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-vigorous
Fiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
A ballerina-style apple tree which grows as columnar minarette.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
A traditional crab-apple featuring a mass of white blossom in spring, followed by yellow crab apples.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group:
- Picking:
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-vigorous
Malus Golden Hornet has pink / white blossom then small yellow crab apples which hang on late in the year.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group:
- Picking:
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-vigorous
Malus Gorgeous has pink/white blossom and spherical cherry-like red fruits which are good for jelly.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group:
- Picking:
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-vigorous
Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Self-fertile
- Picking: Very late
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Early
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
Harry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Not self-fertile
- Picking:
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
- M25
Honeycrisp is a new cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
James Grieve is the classic Scottish cooking apple. It can also be eaten fresh, and is excellent for juice.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
White blossom followed by large orange-red fruits which are ideal for making crab-apple jelly.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group:
- Picking:
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-vigorous
John Downie is a traditional crab-apple, with white blossom and orange-red fruits, ideal for making crab apple jelly.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group:
- Picking:
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-vigorous
Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Early
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
A popular and versatile dual-purpose apple, widely grown in the Victorian era.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
- M25
Kingston Black is one of the premier English cider varieties and produces a bittersharp juice.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Not self-fertile
- Picking:
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
- M25
A classic Victorian cooking apple. Plenty of juicy acidity and stores well.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
- M25
A quietly popular Edwardian era Cox-style apple, developed by the Laxton Brothers Nursery.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
- MM111
Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
- M116
- M25
Limelight is an attractive green mid-season dessert apple, ideal for gardens.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
A new English apple variety, recently discovered on the Isle of Wight - but its appearance and flavour hark back to the Victorian era.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
Lord Derby is a high-quality mid/late-season traditional English cooking apple, cooks to a chunky puree.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
- M25
Meridian is a little known modern English apple, heavy crops, easy to grow, and excellent flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
- M116
Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking:
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
A traditional English cooking apple, a good alternative to Bramley.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
A small English 18th century apple with a distinctive fruity pineapple-like flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
- M25
Pixie produces lots of small Cox-style apples, easy to grow and keep well.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
Malus Red Obelisk is a compact upright crab-apple with white flowers, purple / green leaves, and red fruits.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group:
- Picking:
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-vigorous
Malus Rosehip features white blossom and large rosehip-shaped red fruits.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group:
- Picking:
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-vigorous
A classic English russet apple, but not as well known as its Victorian contemporaries.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
- M25
Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
- M25
Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavor.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
- M25
Malus Wedding Bouquet features ivory-white blossom and tiny red berry-like fruitlets.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group:
- Picking:
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-vigorous
A little-known high quality English apple, related to Cox and Worcester Pearmain.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
- M25
Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Early
- Available rootstocks:
- M26
- MM106
One of the prettiest of all apples, perfect for a table display, with a rich fruity flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 3
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Available rootstocks:
- MM106
- M25
More advice about pollination
Please note that our whilst our system takes many relevant factors into account, it is certainly not completely accurate
Crab apples
It is worth remembering that most white-blossom crab apple trees make excellent pollinators for almost any apple variety. This is because they produce very large quantities of pollen over a long period and are (with some exceptions) only distantly related to mainstream apple varieties so their pollen is highly compatible.
