Off the lot $80 plus tax 3% card fee
Delivery and planting $100, $20 per additional fruit tree. Planting includes full warranty fall and next spring check up deeproot feed and pruning.
Yellow Delicious Apple — 5 Gallon
(Malus domestica ‘Yellow Delicious’ grafted on G.935 rootstock)
Tree Description
The Yellow Delicious Apple, often called Golden Delicious, is a classic apple variety known for its sweet flavor, crisp texture, and versatility. The fruit develops a beautiful golden-yellow skin and produces juicy apples that are excellent for fresh eating, baking, sauces, and cider.
This variety is prized for its consistent productivity and dependable performance, making it a favorite for backyard orchards. Yellow Delicious apples typically ripen in mid to late fall, producing flavorful fruit that stores well and can be used in a wide variety of recipes.
These trees are grafted onto G.935 dwarf rootstock, which produces a compact, manageable tree while maintaining strong vigor and high productivity. This rootstock also offers excellent disease resistance and strong anchorage, making it a great option for home growers.
A 5-gallon tree is an ideal starter size, establishing quickly and beginning to produce fruit within just a few years under proper growing conditions.
Sun Requirements
• Full sun (6–8+ hours daily)
• Maximum sunlight improves fruit quality, sweetness, and production
Water Requirements
• Water deeply during the first growing season while roots establish
• Typically 10–15 gallons once or twice per week depending on rainfall and weather
• Once established, trees are moderately drought tolerant
Soil & Nutrition
• Prefers well-drained soil
• Adaptable to many soil types common in central Missouri
• Apply a balanced fruit tree fertilizer in early spring
• Maintain 2–3 inches of mulch around the base to conserve moisture and protect roots
Mature Size (on G.935 rootstock)
• Height: 10–14 ft
• Spread: 8–12 ft
• Growth rate: Moderate
Why We Recommend This Tree
• Sweet, classic apple flavor
• Excellent for fresh eating, baking, and sauces
• Compact dwarf tree size for home orchards
• Strong disease resistance from G.935 rootstock 
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