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The golden apple is an element that appears in various legends that depict a hero (for example Hercules or Făt-Frumos) retrieving the golden apples hidden or stolen by a antagonist. Gold apples also appear on the Silver Branch of the Otherworld in Irish mythology .
Golden Delicious was designated the official state fruit of West Virginia by a Senate resolution on February 20, 1995. [9] Clay County has hosted an annual Golden Delicious Festival since 1972. In 2010, an Italian-led consortium announced they had decoded the complete genome of the Golden Delicious apple. [10]
Its oval fruits, 6–9 cm (2.4–3.5 in) long, are borne in bunches of 12 or more on a long stalk. Over several weeks, the fruit fall to the ground while still green and hard, then turn golden-yellow as they ripen. [1] According to Morton (1987), "some fruits in the South Sea Islands weigh over 500 g (1 lb) each." [1]
Discovered in the 19th century in West Virginia, golden delicious apples are now grown all over the world. They are best eaten fresh, thanks to their sweet flavor and rich fleshy texture.
The Garden of the Hesperides is Hera's orchard in the west, where either a single apple tree or a grove grows, producing golden apples. According to the legend, when the marriage of Zeus and Hera took place, the different deities came with nuptial presents for the latter, and among them the goddess Gaia , with branches having golden apples ...
Blossoms and leaves of the 'Dorsett Golden' apple cultivar. Dorsett Golden is a 'Golden Delicious'-like cultivar of domesticated apple and is descended from it, but is different with that it is early season, and most importantly, it needs a lower amount of cold weather (less than 300 hours) to go into blooming, so it is possible to grow in warm climates.
Davidson notes a connection between apples and the Vanir, a group of gods associated with fertility in Norse mythology, citing an instance of eleven "golden apples" being given to woo the beautiful Gerðr by Skírnir, who was acting as messenger for the major Vanir god Freyr in stanzas 19 and 20 of Skírnismál.
Granny Smith is actually a real person. The delicious, light green Granny Smith apple was named after Maria Ann Smith , who, in 1868, found an apple tree seedling growing in her backyard garden.