Chivers Delight

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by John Chivers Farms Ltd., at Histon, Cambridgeshire in 1936. It is rather susceptible to apple canker. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy with a pleasant flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Accession No.
1979 - 157   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Chivers Delight (LA 73A)

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register