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Apple Tree Starking Delicious - Malus domestica

Malus domestica Starking Delicious
Apple, Orchard apple, Table apple, Cultivated apple

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Vigorous, productive and quick to bear fruit variety. Medium-sized, elongated fruits, red-violet to dark garnet, with white lenticels. White, firm, melting, juicy, sweet flesh with the characteristic aroma of Starking. Harvest in late September and October. Store in a cool place until April. The Starking Delicious Apple is not self-fertile.
Flavour
Sugary
Height at maturity
5 m
Spread at maturity
4 m
Exposure
Sun
Best planting time February to March, October to November
Recommended planting time January to April, September to December
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Description

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.

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Apple Tree Starking Delicious - Malus domestica (Harvest) Harvest

Plant habit

Height at maturity 5 m
Spread at maturity 4 m
Growth rate normal

Fruit

Fruit colour red
Fruit diameter 7 cm
Flavour Sugary
Use Table, Compote, Patisserie
Harvest time September to October

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time April
Inflorescence Solitary
Flower size 3 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Botanical data

Genus

Malus

Species

domestica

Cultivar

Starking Delicious

Family

Rosaceae

Other common names

Apple, Orchard apple, Table apple, Cultivated apple

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference7830811

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Planting and care

Choose a sunny spot for your 'Starking Delicious' Apple tree, the soil can be slightly chalky or acidic but without excess. Dig a wide planting hole at least 3 times the volume of the root ball. Simultaneously add organic matter (potting soil, compost) and a base fertilizer such as crushed horn. Do not bury the graft collar. Stake if necessary. Water abundantly, even in winter, even if it rains. Fruit trees are ideally planted between October and March, outside of freezing periods. Container-grown plants can be planted all year round, except during periods of high heat or frost.

In winter, you can add a small handful of wood ash, rich in potash, which will improve fruiting. Watch out for possible aphid attacks during the season. A white powdery coating due to a fungus, powdery mildew, may appear on the leaves in summer, but it does not harm fruit development in gardens. Harvest takes place in September. Only keep picked fruits for storage. Apples should be stored with the stem facing downwards, on shelves or in crates. Choose a preferably completely dark, dry and cool place, but frost-free.

Planting period

Best planting time February to March, October to November
Recommended planting time January to April, September to December

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Orchard
Hardiness Hardy down to -15°C (USDA zone 7b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained), not too dry

Care

Pruning instructions The pruning of your apple tree can be limited to a simple thinning of dead or obstructive branches at the end of winter, in March. During the first 3 or 4 years, you can also encourage the formation of 4 or 5 main branches, resulting in a goblet-shaped habit, which is traditional in fruit tree cultivation. In any case, make sure to leave some spaces in the tree's structure for good air circulation and light penetration. Don't hesitate to thin out fruit clusters in June. Removing some fruits relieves fragile branches and helps achieve a better size.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time February to March, November
Soil moisture Tolerant
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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