Chivers Delight apple
Malus domestica 'Chivers Delight'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Chivers Delight' apple (Malus domestica 'Chivers Delight') is a tree for the food garden. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms in early to late spring, and bees visit the flowers. The apples are grown for juice and keep for 3 months or more, so plant a second apple nearby, since this one is not self-fertile.
Pairs well with Juneberry, Thimbleberry, and Christmas fern.