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Apple treesChivers Delight | |||||
Chivers Delight is an under-rated Cox-style apple from Cambridgeshire. Crisp and sweet.
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Growing | |||||
Gardening skill? | Average | ||||
Cropping | Good | ||||
Fertility? | Not self-fertile | ||||
Flowering group? | 4 | ||||
Pollinating others? | Average | ||||
Ploidy? | Diploid | ||||
Vigour? | Average growth | ||||
Bearing regularity? | Regular | ||||
Fruit bearing? | Spur-bearer | ||||
Fruit persistence? | Normal ripening | ||||
Using | |||||
Picking season? | Late | ||||
Use / keeping? | 3 months or more | ||||
Flavour quality? | Very good | ||||
Flavour style | Sweet/Sharp Some aromatic qualities. | ||||
Looking after | |||||
Overall disease resistance? | Average | ||||
Identification | |||||
Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||||
Period of origin | 1900 - 1949 | ||||
Fruit colour | Orange flush | ||||
Leaf colour | Green |