^^^^ I don't want to convince anyone to keep a problem tree. Goldrush is known to be susceptible to CAR, but resistant to other diseases. The thing that made me want to plant more Goldrush is the taste of them !!! They blew me away. The sweet / tart / crispness combo of complex flavors hooked me. Goldrush became my overnight favorite apple for taste. I'll take Goldrush over any other apple I've ever eaten. HC used to be my favorite, followed by Pink Lady & Ida Red. When I picked the first 3 Goldrush apples 2 years ago at camp & brought them in for members to try, they were shocked. The slices were all gone in minutes. Taste is subjective, but all I've heard from tasters is "Wow" !! or "Holy sh**, that's a hell of an apple" responses.
We're lucky in that we don't have any cedars / junipers around camp for miles, so no CAR problem really. For you guys that have cedars everywhere, maybe Goldrush won't be so good for you without spraying. I don't know if CAR will affect the fruit or just the leaves. Our trees haven't been affected - so no experience with that outcome.
Native - I wish you had a better outcome with your Goldrush tree. Ripening around the first of November and on through the month, it makes a great deer apple.