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Chivers Delight

Chivers Delight apples
Chivers Delight is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

If you are looking for a more traditional apple that matches modern tastes then Chivers Delight is the one for you.  

A personal favourite, this apple has a dense, crisp flesh so is not unlike Braeburn.  In fact, if Braeburn is your supermarket apple of choice you will probably like Chivers Delight.

The flavour of Chivers Delight is sweet, but not overly so as it still retains a slight sharpness to balance it out.  

This apple is probably one of the best keepers and will store for about 3 months if kept chilled but, unlike other varieties, will not lose any of its flavour.


Chivers Delight apple trees for sale

  • RF11-year bare-root tree on M26 rootstock£34.95
    Mature height: 2m-3.5m after 10 years
    Suitable for a semi-dwarf apple tree, a medium apple spindlebush, a medium apple fan or espalier, a large apple cordon or U-cordon.
    Available next season
  • RF21-year bare-root tree on MM106 rootstock£34.95
    Mature height: 3m-5m after 10 years
    Can be trained on as a large free-standing apple tree, a half-standard apple tree, a large apple fan or espalier, or a pleached apple tree.
    Available next season
  • RF32-year bare-root tree on MM106 rootstock£43.00
    Mature height: 3m-5m after 10 years
    Suitable for a large bush-trained free-standing apple tree.
    Available next season

Growing and Training

Chivers Delight is an easy to grow variety and crops well in most situations but will always do best when planted in a sunny spot.


Recommended pollinators for Chivers Delight apple trees

Chivers Delight is not self-fertile, so you will need another different but compatible variety planted nearby in order to produce fruit. The following varieties are good pollinators for Chivers Delight. If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us.

  • Pollinator Braeburn
    Braeburn
    Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.
  • Pollinator Ellison's Orange
    Ellison's Orange
    Ellison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.
  • Pollinator Gala
    Gala
    Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavour.
  • Pollinator Golden Gem
    Golden Gem
    A traditional crab-apple featuring a mass of white blossom in spring, followed by yellow crab apples.
  • Pollinator Golden Hornet
    Golden Hornet
    Malus Golden Hornet is a traditional white blossom crab apple, with persistent yellow fruits.
  • Pollinator Harry Baker
    Harry Baker
    Malus Harry Baker is a popular crab-apple with deep pink flowers and dark red fruits which are very good for crab-apple jelly.
  • Pollinator John Downie
    John Downie
    John Downie is a traditional crab apple for making crab apple jelly. White blossom and orange-red fruits.
  • Pollinator Katy
    Katy
    Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.

Chivers Delight characteristics

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Fruit persistenceNormal ripening
  • Self-fertile?Not self-fertile
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Pick seasonLate
  • Picking monthOctober
  • Picking periodearly October
  • Keeping3 months or more
  • Food usesJuice
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1900 - 1949
  • Fruit colourOrange flush

You might also like these varieties

  • See also Adams Pearmain
    Adams Pearmain
    Adams' Pearmain is a popular Victorian-era English apple with a distinctive 'pearmain' shape.
  • See also Braeburn
    Braeburn
    Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.
  • See also Cox's Orange Pippin
    Cox's Orange Pippin
    Cox is widely acknowledged as having the best flavour of any apple variety.

More about apple trees

Apples are very versatile, and all varieties can be eaten or used in the kitchen. However varieties specifically grown as eating apples tend to have the best flavours for eating raw.

The main thing to decide when choosing an eating apple is when you intend to eat the apples. Early season apples are typically ready in August, and generally don't keep very long. Mid-season apples are ripe in early September, while late-season apples start to become ripe in late September and October. Many of the late-season varieties can also be stored in a fridge or cold shed for several months into the winter.

Some apple varieties are self-fertile, but most are not. However in most areas of the UK you do not need to worry whether your apple trees are self-fertile or not, as there will be other apple trees in nearby gardens to help with pollination.


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