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Apple
Freedom 
Apple
Jonagold 

 

 

 
SummaryGood multi-use apple. Medium to large red fruit on almost invisible yellow skin. Crisp, juicy, sweet, good-tasting flesh. Subacid, sprightly flavor.
A very popular commercial variety, with a good flavour. Inherits many of the good qualities of its parents Jonathan and Golden Delicious.



Identification

Freedom
Jonagold



Fruit colour




Flesh colourWhite
White to Cream, pale yellow



Fruit sizeMedium
Very large



Fruit shapeFlat-round
Round



Using

Freedom
Jonagold



FlavorGood
Exceptional



Flavour styleSharper
Sweet/Sharp



Ripening periodMid season
Mid-Late season



Use/Keeping
1-2 months



Cooking result




Growing

Freedom
Jonagold



Picking




CroppingGood
Heavy



VigourLarge
Large



PollinationFlowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill
Average



ProblemsCanker - Some resistance
Scab - Very resistant
Mildew - Some resistance
Fireblight - Some resistance
Cedar apple rust - Some resistance
Canker - Some susceptibility
Scab - Some susceptibility
Fireblight - Some susceptibility
Cedar apple rust - Some susceptibility

Other

Freedom
Jonagold



Country of originUnited States
United States



Other qualitiesAwards