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Delbarestivale apple trees

Malus domestica
Delcorf
Delbarestivale is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
  • Awards: RHS AGM (former)
An attractive heavy-cropping September apple with a good flavour.
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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.

How to grow

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

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

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
  • PloidyDiploid
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
  • WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators

Using

  • Picking monthSeptember
  • Picking seasonMid
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
  • Food usesEating fresh
  • Flavour style (apples)Sweet/Sharp
  • Juice styleSweeter

Problems

  • Disease resistanceAverage

Identification

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