@murky
@Bear_with_me and anyone else
They had yellow ripe gold rush apples in new seasons on 164th a couple of days ago if interested for 2.99 I thought on the smaller side but that’s me.
Murky I know you were talking about not finding any but green ones.
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You got my attention: I actually live in the Willamette Valley.
Cool. I got a few uncommon apples from them a few weeks ago. Didn’t have Goldrush then. I just confirmed today that all of the apples from my trees are gone. A week ago there were probably a couple dozen Goldrush still hanging 
Perhaps I’ll drop in this weekend and see if they have any left.
@LarryGene if your interested it’s on 164th in Vancouver.
@murky usually my northern spy is swiped but not this year even though it was again only 6-8 to few to process but there crispy and juicy so good. I am hoping on mm106 and 6 years it will kick into gear but no luck yet.
Yes, I got that. I was curious about the topic title as none of the people mentioned, nor that New Seasons store, are in the Willamette Valley. I will check the New Seasons in my neighborhood SE PDX for that apple.
I thought Vancouver was in willamette valley. I am sorry I didn’t mention you personally, I only mentioned those I could off top of my head.
It essentially touches the Willamette Valley. Willamette Valley adjacent 
That’s interesting they had ripe Goldrush. Mine are still quite sour.
My Goldrush branch is on the lower part of a multigraft tree. I need to find a higher place to graft it so I can remove the deer fencing.
They can be yellow and sour at the same time. I think they mellow in storage.
…and you are not the first one up there to claim us geographically. Local PDX TV and radio mentions Willamette (Valley) nearly daily and this likely rubs off on nearby tuned-in Vancouverites.
I would say that stretches the Willamette Valley to the breaking point. Perhaps after the “Big One” hits, WValley will merge with SW WA. At the present, the valley ends at the mouth of the Willamete River on the south side of the Columbia River largely to the west of Vancouver. Valley is entirely in Oregon. Other than the Columbia, Lewis River is the closest major stream to you, and I have never heard a reference down here to Lewis River Valley.
Back to apples, the Woodstock New Seasons near here has a large variety of club apples: PinkLady, Jazz, Ambrosia, Sweet Tango, Opal, Cosmic Crisp, LucyGlo, Envy, Honeycrips, and their touted SugarBee at $4/lb. But then the SafeWay across the street had many of the same varieties, including gallons of HoneyCrisp and SugarBee cider.
So Goldrush may be quite a find. Perhaps Sheridan Fruit Market in SE PDX has it.
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