Name: Malus domestica 'Delicious Yellow'
Brand: Pépinière.ca
Availability: OutOfStock

Latin name

Malus domestica Yellow Delicious

Common name

Apple 'Yellow Delicious'

Type

Fruit tree

Family

Rosaceae

Malus domestica 'Delicious Jaune' is a classic apple tree highly prized for its sweet, juicy, and aromatic fruits, offering a tender and flavorful flesh ideal for fresh consumption, desserts, or homemade compotes. This hardy variety adapts well to temperate climates like that of Quebec, producing white spring blossoms that attract bees and other pollinators while adding an ornamental touch to the garden. The tree's rounded, well-branched habit makes it an excellent choice for residential orchards, edible gardens, or sunny landscape plantings. Easy to grow in full sun in well-drained soil, 'Delicious Jaune' combines aesthetics, reliable yield, and taste quality, making it very popular with enthusiasts of decorative and productive apple trees.

Care guide

Growing conditions

Light, soil, water and hardiness

Hardiness zone

Zone 5 to 9

Exposure

Full sun

Watering

Regular watering

Fertilization

Apply a balanced organic fertilizer rich in phosphorus and potassium in early spring (March-April). On sandy soil, a second application may be necessary in summer.

Soil type

Well drained, fertile

Minimum temperature

'-34°C

Blooming period

Mid-spring (May)

Flower color

White (spring)

Fruiting

Golden yellow apples, sweet and juicy for fresh eating, compotes and desserts

Foliage color

Green

Foliage type

Obsolete

Shape

Rounded shape

Height

15–20 ft (4.5–6 m)

Width

15–20 ft (4.5–6 m)

Growth rate

Moderate growth

Vegetable garden and yield

Companion planting, spacing and harvest

Fruit tree type

Apple

Pets

Pollinators

Butterflies

The availability of our plants varies depending on arrivals, seasons, nursery production and supplier availability. Some varieties may be offered for a limited time only, depending on their natural cycle or current stock. These plant profiles are designed to guide and inspire you when choosing plants for the garden, landscaping projects, containers or long-lasting outdoor arrangements.