Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Apple

Variety/Cultivar

Dayton

Fruit Description

Large apples with bright red skin and a greeny-yellow background, flesh is creamy white, juicy, and a little acidic. Relatively modern apple

Common Uses

Origin

Illinois, USA

Pollination

Jonnee, Jonafree and any other diploid (most apple varieties are diploid) that flowers at the same time, e.g. Fuji, Gala, Pink Lady, Delicious, Granny Smith.

Chill Hours

Blossom Time

Mid-season

Harvest Time

-28 days Red Delicious

Production Notes

Not a heavy cropper. Spur bearer.

Disease Susceptibility

Highly resistant to black spot (apple scab), moderate to high resistance to powdery mildew, moderate resistance to fireblight and cedar apple rust, susceptible to Alternaria leaf spot and fungal gummosis

Images