Delprim

Delprim is a deliciously scented early season apple.

Origin: France, 1960

Pollination: Delprim is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

British-grown All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification. More ...

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History and description of Delprim

Delprim was raised in France at the Delbard nursery, Malicorne in the 1960’s from a Delcorf (Delbarestivale) X Akane. An early dessert apple. Small sized fruit, predominantly red flushed, smooth skinned. The flesh is firm, crisp and juicy. A rich flavour with plenty of sugar and acidity. Becomes sweeter and very scented when fully ripe in September. A vigorous, spreading tree. Heavy cropper.

Characteristics of Delprim apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Perfumed
Fruit size	Small
Picking time	Mid Aug
Season of use	Aug-Sep
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	5
Pollination group	B
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners