Werribee Park Heritage Orchard
Jonathan
Jonathan
Jonathan
Price range: $5.00 through $35.00
Description
- Origin: Seedling from Esopus Spitzenburg seed, found on Philip Rick’s farm, Woodstock, Ulster County, New York, USA, over 150 years ago. (NOT from Johnny Appleseed sowings
- Tree: Moderately weak with a weeping habit. Spur-bearer
- Vigour: V2 FLOWERING
- Group: 3 DISEASE AND
- Pest: Susceptible to mildew, moderately resistant to scab CHILLING
- Requirement: Fairly High BLOSSOM AND
- Pollination: Early–mid season. Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Delicious. FRUIT
- Shape: Round to flat conical, medium, can be small SKIN AND
- Flesh: Bright red with a stripe over 50–75% of the surface. Crisp flesh, sweet and juicy with a tang
- Harvest: Mid. End of February, early March
- Storage: Moderate; can develop scald and Jonathan spot
- Uses: Eating, cooking – pies, sauce
Additional information
| Product Type | Scion, Tree |
|---|---|
| Origin | USA |
| Product Year | 1826 |
| Harvest | M |
| Uses | Cooking, Eating |
| Vigour | V2 |
| Flowering Group | 3 |
| Cooking Uses | Pie, Sauce |
| Tip or Spur | Spur |
| Description | can be small SKIN AND FLESH: Bright red with a stripe over 50–75% of the surface. Crisp flesh, cooking – pies, Delicious. FRUIT SHAPE: Round to flat conical, early March STORAGE: Moderate; can develop scald and Jonathan spot. USES: Eating, found on Philip Rick’s farm, Golden Delicious, medium, moderately resistant to scab CHILLING REQUIREMENT: Fairly High BLOSSOM AND POLLINATION: Early–mid season. Granny Smith, New York, ORIGIN: Seedling from Esopus Spitzenburg seed, over 150 years ago. (NOT from Johnny Appleseed sowings. TREE: Moderately weak with a weeping habit. Spur-bearer VIGOUR : v2 FLOWERING GROUP : 3 DISEASE AND PEST: Susceptible to mildew, sauce, sweet and juicy with a tang HARVEST: Mid. End of February, Ulster County, USA, Woodstock |