Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Apple

Variety/Cultivar

Jonathan (also Jonnee, Jonafree, Jonathon)

Fruit Description

Distinctively bright red skin, small to medium fruit. Greenish-yellow background colour, can have tough skin. Flesh is white with a green tinge, flavour is sprightly, sweet and juicy. Doesn't store well, best eaten in season. A great favourite with those

Common Uses

Origin

New York, USA, early 1800s

Pollination

Diploid. Granny Smith, Gala, Red Delicious, Pink Lady, Cox, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Lady Williams, Kingston Black,

Chill Hours

Medium

Blossom Time

Mid-season

Harvest Time

-16 days Red Delicious, early March in Harcourt, central Victoria

Production Notes

Grows in zones 5-9. Moderately vigorous tree, compact, spur-bearing and produces spurs easily, also partial tip bearing. Heavy, regular cropper, needs thinning to avoid biennial bearing. No longer a popular commercial variety as it doesn't store well.

Disease Susceptibility

Very resistant to black spot (apple scab), moderately resistant to powdery mildew

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