Jonagold

Description

Origin: Golden Delicious × Jonathan, 1943, released 1968, Geneva, New York, USA
Tree: Vigorous, more suitable for cool climate. Espalier. Spur bearer
Vigour: V2 DISEASE AND PEST
Control: Susceptible to scab, mildew and fire blight. FLOWERING
Group: 3 CHILLING
Requirement: High BLOSSOM AND
Pollination: Mid-season. Granny Smith, Delicious. Triploid variety, so will not reciprocate with pollen for pollinator variety. Red strains flower at the same time but will not cross-pollinate each other. FRUIT
Shape: Large tall conical SKIN AND
Flesh: Attractive bright red striped, waxy, but colour in the middle of the tree can be pale; needs good light penetration for good colour. Late summer pruning can help colour. Creamy, well-flavoured flesh; very fine taste, rough texture, crisp and juicy
Harvest: 1–2 weeks after Delicious. Heavy cropping, single fruiting; does not normally need thinning
Storage: Good; shelf life may not be long if left too long to colour. Some bitter pit; can be calcium-deficient
Uses: Cooking. EATING

Product Type	Scion, Tree
Origin	USA
Product Year	1953
Harvest	M
Uses	Cooking, Eating
Vigour	V2
Flowering Group	3
Tip or Spur	Spur
Description	1943, but colour in the middle of the tree can be pale; needs good light penetration for good colour. Late summer pruning can help colour. Creamy, crisp and juicy HARVEST: 1–2 weeks after Delicious. Heavy cropping, Delicious. Triploid variety, Geneva, mildew and fire blight. FLOWERING GROUP: 3 CHILLING REQUIREMENT: High BLOSSOM AND POLLINATION: Mid-season. Granny Smith, more suitable for cool climate. Espalier. Spur bearer VIGOUR: V2 DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL: Susceptible to scab, New York, ORIGIN: Golden Delicious × Jonathan, released 1968, rough texture, single fruiting; does not normally need thinning STORAGE: Good; shelf life may not be long if left too long to colour. Some bitter pit; can be calcium-deficient USES: Cooking. EATING, USA TREE: Vigorous, waxy, well-flavoured flesh; very fine taste