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| Apple Jonathan | |||||
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| Summary | A classic American variety, and widely regarded as one of the best flavoured with a good sweet/sharp balance. A precocious and productive tree in US apple-growing regions. | ||||
Identification | Jonathan | ||||
| Fruit colour | |||||
| Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | ||||
| Fruit size | Small | ||||
| Fruit shape | Short-round-conical | ||||
Using | Jonathan | ||||
| Flavor | Very good | ||||
| Flavour style | Sweeter | ||||
| Ripening period | Mid season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | |||||
| Cooking result | Textured puree | ||||
Growing | Jonathan | ||||
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | ||||
| Vigour | Average growth | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Partially self-fertile | ||||
| Gardening skill | |||||
| Problems | Canker - Some susceptibility Scab - Very susceptible Mildew - Some susceptibility Fireblight - Very susceptible Woolly aphid - Some resistance Cedar apple rust - Very susceptible | ||||
Other | Jonathan | ||||
| Country of origin | United States | ||||
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