Apple Tree Starking Delicious - Malus domestica

The 'Starking Delicious' Apple is a vigorous variety that is productive and quick to bear fruit. It produces medium-sized fruits that are elongated, red-violet to dark garnet in colour, with white lenticels. Their white flesh is firm, melting, juicy, sweet, and has the characteristic aroma of Starking. Harvest takes place from late September to October. The fruits can be stored in a cool place until April. The 'Starking Delicious' Apple is not self-fertile.

The apple tree is a native tree of Europe, including France, where its presence has been documented since ancient times. The 'Starking Delicious' Apple is a natural mutation of Red Delicious, apparently stabilized by Stark Brothers nurseries in the USA in 1920.

The 'Starking Delicious' Apple is an upright tree, giving it a very elegant and slender appearance. Its production is regular and uniform. In case of excessive fruiting, thinning is necessary to avoid small fruit size and the occurrence of diseases.
Its foliage is composed of very large, ovate, slightly fuzzy leaves that are dark green on top and whitish-green underneath, with deeply toothed edges.
The white flowering occurs late, in late April. The flowering is therefore not afraid of strong frosts. The apple tree is therefore suitable for cultivation in all regions. Self-sterile, the presence of apple trees that flower at the same time is necessary. The varieties 'Reine des reinettes' and 'Golden Delicious' are the most suitable.

Fruiting begins in late September and extends into October. The fruits can be stored in a cool place (cellar or refrigerator) until April. They are medium-sized fruits that are elongated, red-violet to dark garnet in colour, with white lenticels. Their white flesh is firm, melting, juicy, and sweet, with the characteristic aroma of Starking.

These apples are particularly good for eating fresh. They can also be used in pastries, jams, jellies, or in savory dishes, paired with Normandy cheeses, for example.