APPEARANCE 
Light green skin with tiny brown freckles, bright white flesh.
AROMA 
Smells like candy apples – a sweet spectacular apple smell.
TEXTURE
Crispy and very juicy, not quite crunchy but close to it.
TASTE
Perhaps one of the sweetest apples I have tasted – very reminiscent of cotton candy without the oowey goowey, sticky, cotton mouth thing and minus the awful, lingering corn syrup aftertaste.
OVERALL
I know everyone says they like a sweet apple with the perfect tart balance, but I am not like everyone. I like sweet apples. I can eat tart apples and since I like apples, it’s fine. But if you want to hear me go on and on about an apple – and that is why you are here right – then it’s the sweet apples that really get me going. This one is phenomenal. I almost didn’t buy it. Luckily this apple is named Green Dragon, which is one hell of a kick ass name. And despite the fact that I literally have 22 varieties of apple in my refrigerator (no there is not room for things like milk or cheese, why do you ask) and 20 other varieties that I have already taken notes on, I bought this one anyway (or two or whatever). Let me just jump to the point – I am in love with this apple. I want to cuddle with this apple. Divine and unusual – complicated in its sweetness – it has layer after layer of goodness. Find this apple people. Find it and eat it. Then tell your grocer that next time he or she goes to order a Golden Delicious to slap him or her self in the face and order a Green Dragon instead.
| FRUIT Apple |
PEAK Fall -Winter |
PURCHASED Grocery Store |
| VARIETY Green Dragon |
GROWN Unknown |
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Crave! at Work // Oct 21, 2010 at 12:20 pm
We love your description of the Green Dragon Apple. We’re sharing this on our Facebook page! Thanks so much for loving fresh fruit!
Mark Frazee // Oct 26, 2010 at 7:50 pm
The Green Dragon comes from the northwest, but before I give out anymore info I better check with the grower. I feel I need their blessings. I do have a few boxes in inventory. Their season in real short, maybe 3 weeks long. Please allow me another day to check with the grower and I will get back to you.
The produce professor.
juli // Nov 6, 2010 at 6:42 pm
This apple is incredible and has replaced my previous favorite – Ambrosia!!! Love love love it!!!
Anthony // Dec 1, 2011 at 1:40 pm
stumbled on this website looking up Green Dragon apples I recently purchased at Ralph’s. Loving this site! Rate more apples!
Fruit Maven // Dec 2, 2011 at 12:16 am
Well Anthony, it’s your lucky day. I just added Ambrosia Apples to the site today. My readers ask – I deliver!!!!
Tim // Jan 19, 2012 at 10:55 am
Had my first Green Dragon Apple at the TedxSanDiego event, and it was amazing, where do you find these in San Diego?
Fruit Maven // Jan 19, 2012 at 11:22 am
Tim – I first found them at Whole Foods and I know Specialty Produce has them in stock now. I’ve seen them at Vons as well but not recently. So they are definitely getting more popular around here.
Chuy Valadez // Jan 21, 2012 at 10:16 pm
I need a green dragon apple tree! My daughter is in love with then and can’t wait to get her next batch of apple to stick on her william-sonoma apple peeler. A day without a green dragon apple is like a day without sunshine. I need a tree asap. Can someone send me a site to order one etc.
Chuy
Fruit Maven // Jan 22, 2012 at 8:57 am
@Chuy – I can’t find anywhere to buy a tree – sorry. But I love this quote, “A day without a green dragon apple is like a day without sunshine”. haha.