The Malus Domestica ‘Yellow Delicious’ - 'Yellow Delicious' is known for its sweet juicy flavor and crispness. Produces large size, conical shape fruit with golden skin and occasionally with a rose blush. During the springtime, this tree blooms small white to pink flowers. Fruit begins to ripen and is ready to harvest in September to mid-October. The Yellow Delicious Apple fruit develops late and will be ready to harvest in late September. Great for eating fresh, also good for using in pies, applesauce and preservers. This is an excellent choice for both seasoned and first-time fruit growers. /* Basic styling for the container and grid items */ .container { width: 90%; max-width: 1200px; margin: auto; padding: 10px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; } h1 { text-align: center; font-size: 2em; color: #333; } /* Green spacer styling */ .spacer { width: 100%; height: 10px; /* Adjust height as needed */ background-color: #81c14e; /* Green color for the spacer */ margin: 20px 0; /* Space above and below the spacer */ } .grid-item { background-color: #fff; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); } .grid-item:nth-child(even) { background-color: rgba(129, 193, 78, 0.5); /* Alternating background color */ } h3 { color: #333; font-size: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 5px; } p { color: #666; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5; } Product Features Hardiness Zone Grows well in zones 4 - 8. Please see images for zones. Yellow Delicious Apples that are planted outside of these zones may struggle to thrive and produce fruit. Required Chill Hours Has a chill hours (CU) requirement of 700–800. (Chill hours are the average hours of air temperature between 32° and 45° F in a typical winter season.) Pollination? Yellow Delicious apples is a self pollinating and will benefit with a second tree of the following to produce fruit. Fuji, Granny Smith, Yellow Delicious, Honeycrisp, Red Delicious, Begin Fruiting Yellow Delicious Apple Trees begin bearing fruit at ages 2 - 5 years of age.