Gold Rush Apples

Learn all about this late season apple variety that is one of the last varieties I pick up at an apple orchard each year.

Yellow apple

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Crisp apple

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Sweet and tart apple

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Gold Rush is an apple that checked all of these boxes. Read on to get the full rundown of this apple variety.

Jump to:

• 📜 History
• 👓 Appearance
• ⭐ Ratings
• 🛒 Where to Buy
• 🍎 Give These Apples a Try

📜 History

This apple was developed by the cooperative breeding program of the Indiana, Illinois, and New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Stations. The apple is a cross between a Golden Delicious and an unnamed apple variety. It was released in 1993. It's grown at many orchards throughout the country from east coast to west coast.

The trees productivity and the apple's ability to last a while make it a great choice for apple orchards. It's never taken off though as an apple that is sold at the grocery store.

👓 Appearance

The apple has a greenish yellow appearance. It depends on their age or when they are picked. I have seen some they are picked mostly green. They will develop a yellow hue over time.

Sometimes you will find apples that have a red blush on them. Most often than not that hasn't been my experience.

It's not what I people would consider supermarket pretty. It has some inconsistency in color and has some rusting sometimes. There are more attractive yellow apples out there.

⭐ Ratings

Here is what I thought when I had this apple for the first time.

Tart	6
Sweet	6
Juiciness	7
Flavor	7
Crispiness	8

I am a big fan of this apple. It's firm with good flavor that is balanced between being sweet and tart. Last year I bought a big box of them and enjoyed them for over a month. I kept some of them in the fridge as space would allow for.

Is it better than Golden Delicious? I would say so for sure. I do like another yellow apple better than is available earlier in the season, the Suncrisp apple. I think that when is even more flavorful. You can never go wrong when buying Gold Rush.

Eating Tips - If you like a more tart apple, choose Gold Rush that are more green. If you like a more sweet apple, then choose ones that are yellow in color. If they are too tart for you at first, allow them to set in the fridge for a few weeks, they will get sweeter in storage. For more on getting how to know when an apple is perfect to eat, check out this post

🛒 Where to Buy

Here are all the locations that I know of. I have not seen them in a grocery store as of this writing. Make sure to leave a comment below if you know any additional orchards.

• Johnston Fruit Farm (Swanton, OH)
• Arnett Farms (at farmer's markets in Southern California)
• Allred Orchards (Provo, UT)
• North Star Orchard (Cochranville, PA)
• Apple Holler (Sturtevant, WI)
• Wilson's Orchard (Iowa City, IA)
• Baugher's (Westminster, MD)
• Balsam Farm (East Hampton, NY)
• Peifer Orchards (Yellow Springs, OH)
• Curtis Orchards (Champaign, IL)

🍎 Give These Apples a Try

Want to hear about other yellow apples? Check out my complete list of all the yellow apples I have found.

Here are some other apples to check out:

• Blondee
• Mutsu
• Sweet Zinger
• Rosalee

Have you tried this apple? What did you think? Leave a comment below telling us. Be a helper and share where you found it. You may make someone's day with your insider info on where to get them! If you are a true apple lover, you'll want to check out all of our apple reviews.