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GOLDEN DELICIOUS 



Tree: moderately vigorous, moderately diverging, somewhat upcurving. 



Shoots: medium to rather long, medium to slender, nearly straight, often 

 slightly curved, with medium internodes. Bark: reddish olive yellow — grayish 

 olive. Lenticels: many, conspicuous, medium in size, generally oval, yellowish 

 gray, slightly raised. 



Leaf Blade: medium in size, considerabh- folded, moderately reflexed, oval, 

 rather light green, spreading. Serrations: moderately sharp, nearly regular, 

 rather distinct. Surface: somewhat shining, rather smooth, with little pubescence. 



Prominent Characteristics 



Yellowish clive bark; large, conspicuous lenticels; folded leaves, more or less 

 waved and with rather sharp serrations. 



Differs from — 



Grimes b>- larger, more conspicuous lenticels, less shiny leaves with duller 

 serrations, and more reddish coloration on the base of the petioles. 



The variety now grown in many nurseries under the name Yellow Delicious 

 cannot be distinguished from Golden Delicious. 



