Apple Tree Delbard Jubilee - Malus domestica

The Delbard Jubilé Delgollune Apple Tree is a productive variety with a well-established reputation. It stands out for its fruit, coloured in red and gold, which offers delicate, crisp, juicy, and sweet flesh. Perfumed, it exhales a scent of honey, hazelnut, and banana that gourmets highly appreciate!

The Delbard Jubilé apples are harvested in October and can be consumed immediately until February. They are good-eating apples, which are best enjoyed right after harvest but can also be cooked. They grow on a vigorous, hardy tree and are less disease-resistant. It blooms abundantly in late April. To obtain a harvest of large-sized fruit, we recommend thinning the fruits early in the summer. The Delbard Jubilé® apple tree sometimes tends to alternate bearing: consider also performing fruiting pruning.

This apple tree is not self-fertile, so it should be planted in proximity to other varieties that bloom at the same time, such as Régali, Delbarestivale, Cybèle, Harmonie, Pomme des moissons, Royal Gala, or Reine des reinettes, to ensure pollination.

The apple tree (Malus domestica) is a fruit tree that belongs to the Rosaceae family. It is grown almost everywhere in the world and includes countless ancient and modern varieties that produce apples of varying sizes and flavours, ranging from sweet to tart. Apple trees are native trees in Europe, where their presence has been documented since ancient times. They are hardy, with some varieties tolerating temperatures as low as -30 °C (- 22°F), and can be grown almost anywhere.

The size of the domestic apple tree does not exceed ten meters in height and width. It can even be much smaller depending on the rootstock's vigour. This fruit tree usually has a tall trunk that naturally spreads out. It comes in various forms (bush, half-standard, standard...) and can be trained in numerous ways (column, espalier, palmette...)

The apple tree leaves are deciduous and arranged alternately on the branches. Their lamina is ovate and dentate. They have a dark green upper surface and a slightly downy whitish lower surface. In spring, the apple tree bears white or pinkish-white flowers grouped in corymbs. The apple flowers consist of 5 petals, surrounding a core of approximately 20 stamens. They give rise to fleshy fruits (from a botanical perspective, they are drupes), spherical and filled with seeds. Their colour, size, taste, and storage capability vary depending on the variety. Rarely self-fertile, the apple tree is a fruit tree that requires the presence of other apple trees blooming simultaneously and nearby for fruiting.

The apple tree can be grown in all climates, but it particularly appreciates temperate and relatively humid regions. It thrives in full sun and reasonably moist and rich soil. Traditionally, it is planted in the heart of an orchard but can also be grown as a standalone tree or hedge. It is an easy fruit tree that requires at least thinning pruning. Proper fruiting pruning will prevent the alternate bearing phenomenon (fruiting every other year). An annual or biennial application of well-rotted compost also enhances the productivity of apple trees.

This fruit tree is delivered in a root ball that is "ready-to-plant". When planting, it is important to keep the root ball intact and plant it as it is. The root ball is wrapped in biodegradable packaging that protects the rootlets. As the plant grows, the packaging will decompose naturally. This method of planting ensures that the tree establishes itself better.