Delbard Table Apple Pollinator Duo with Extended Harvest

This Delbard Table Apple Pollinator Duo with Spread Harvest brings together the varieties Delbarestivale and Delbard Jubilée, selected for their tasty apples and staggered productions. Planted in the same garden, these two apple trees pollinate each other, ensuring a good fruit production. The abundant and spread-out harvest starts in August and ends in October.

This duo consists of:

- x1 Delbarestivale® Monidel Apple Tree: a very early variety with apples reaching maturity by the end of August and harvested until September. Yellow with red stripes, these medium-sized apples have firm, crunchy flesh with a balanced, refreshing flavour, exuding a scent of fennel mixed with anise. They are best eaten fresh after harvest and store well. This variety is quite resistant to diseases (including Scab) and adapts well throughout France. This apple tree is not self-fertile, so it should be planted near varieties that bloom at the same time, at the end of April, like 'Delbard Jubilée' to ensure pollination.

- x1 Delbard Jubilée® Delgollune Apple Tree: a productive variety with fruit coloured in red and gold, offering fine, crunchy, juicy, and sweet flesh. Fragrant, it gives off a scent of honey, hazelnut, and banana highly appreciated by gourmets! The fruits are harvested in October and can be consumed immediately, lasting until February. These are very good table apples, suitable for cooking as well. They grow on a vigorous, rustic tree that is less susceptible to diseases. To obtain large-sized fruits, it is recommended to thin the fruits at the beginning of summer. The Delbard Jubilée apple tree sometimes shows a tendency for biennial bearing: consider also carrying out a fruiting pruning. This apple tree is not self-fertile and will be pollinated by Delbarestivale.

The apple tree (Malus domestica) is a fruit tree belonging to the Rosaceae family. It is cultivated almost everywhere in the world and includes a multitude of varieties, ancient or modern, producing apples of various sizes and flavours, more or less sweet or tart. Apple trees are native to Europe, including France, where their presence has been documented since antiquity. Hardy, some varieties can withstand temperatures as low as -30°C, making them suitable for cultivation throughout France.

The domestic apple tree usually does not exceed ten meters in height and width, but this can vary depending on the vigour of the rootstock used. This fruit tree typically has a tall trunk that naturally spreads out. It comes in different forms (bowl-shaped, half-standard, standard...) and can be trained in various ways (column, cordon, espalier...)

The apple tree can be grown in all climates, but particularly thrives in temperate regions, preferably humid ones, such as Normandy. It enjoys sunlight in reasonably moist and rich soil. Traditionally grown in orchards, it can also be cultivated as a standalone tree or even in a hedge. It is an easy fruit tree that requires at least some thinning pruning. Proper fruiting pruning will prevent the biennial bearing phenomenon. An annual or biennial addition of well-decomposed compost also enhances apple tree productivity.

These two fruit trees are delivered in a "ready-to-plant" root ball. During planting, the root ball should be planted as is. The biodegradable tontine surrounding the root ball, which preserves the small roots, will decompose naturally during the plant's growth. By following this method, you ensure better establishment.