Golden Delicious
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Golden Delicious is a cultivar of apple from the United States, where it is one of the top varieties. Despite its name, it is not closely related to Red Delicious.
Golden Delicious apples
Color is uniform yellow, with an occasional red blush
Golden delicious apples generally are of uniform color but can show considerable russeting around the stem end of the fruit. Grown in Albemarle County, Virginia.
Speckles on the skin are normal
Granny Smith
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The Granny Smith is an apple cultivar that originated in Australia in 1868. It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling. The tree is thought to be a hybrid of
Golden Delicious
…first marketed it as a companion of their Red Delicious in 1914. For much of the twentieth century, the Golden Delicious, the Red Delicious, and the Granny Smith were the top three apple varieties in the United States in terms of sales at supermarkets. According to the U.S. Apple Association, as of 2025, the…
Granny smith and cross section
Maria Ann "Granny" Smith (1799–1870)
The Granny Smith apple is round in shape, light green in color, and has white spots scattered across its surface.
Granny Smith are distinctive in being bright green when ripe