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Delbarestivale apple trees

Malus domestica
Delcorf apples
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Delbarestivale is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
  • Awards: RHS AGM (former)

Delbarestivale (also known as Delcorf) is a heavy-cropping mid-season apple, usually ripe in early September in southern England. It has a pleasant fresh tangy-sweet flavour.

Delbarestivale apple trees for sale

Bare-root

  • BR12-year bare-root tree M116 rootstock £43.00
    Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
    Out of stock
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Delivery charges

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Growing and Training

Delbarestivale is easy to grow. It does best in full sun but will tolerate partial shade.

History

Delbarestivale was developed by the Delbard nursery in France in the 1990s, and is grown commercially on a small-scale in the UK.


Delbarestivale characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climates

Using

  • Picking seasonMid
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
  • Food usesEating fresh

Problems

  • Disease resistanceAverage

Identification

  • Country of originFrance
  • Period of origin1950 - 1999
  • Blossom colourWhite
  • Fruit colourGreen / Red
  • Flesh colourCream
  • AwardsRHS AGM (former)

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