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Apple varieties, France

Deljeni

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Raised in the 1960s by nurseryman George Delbard, Malicorne, France. Fruits are crisp, sweet and juicy and very similar to Golden Delicious.

Sources

Deljeni (accession 1999 - 010), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid september).