Saving the best for last. That's all too often a hackneyed expression in the English language, but in the case of the apple variety Goldrush, it may fit the bill perfectly. Now, before you spring from your chair defending the virtues of the wildly popular Honeycrisp, let us consider the attributes of the much lesser known Goldrush:
- "Knock your socks off " intense apple flavor right off the tree, and 12 months later out of storage!
- It is the most sweet apple we grow, and at the same time the most tart apple we grow. How can that be? Goldrush possesses very high natural sugar levels, and it is also has a high acid content. Combine the two and you get flavor intensity that is difficult to match from any other variety.
- Friend of the family and apple connoisseur Steve Williams presented to us this past weekend Goldrush apples he harvested last year and stored in his refrigerator. They were still very firm!
- Disease resistance: Goldrush is naturally disease resistant making it an environmentally friendly, or "green", choice for your family.
Add these attributes together and you have a fantastic apple. Now that we've presented our arguments in favor of the much lesser known Goldrush, we invite you to the farm this weekend, our final u-pick opportunity of the year, to experience it yourself!
