Jonafree apple
Medium size, bright red, fully or nearly fully colored. Flavor is Jonathan-like, but less acid. Keeps 10 weeks.
USDA identification images for Jonafree
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
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United States
- Albany Appleguy in Castleton, NY
- Andrew Plumer in Ashfield, MA
- Craig Sheehan in Winchester, KY
- George Cochran in Maple City, MI
- Kretschmann Family Organic Farm in ROCHESTER, PA
- Mark A. Rock in Columbia Station, OHIO
- Matt in Emmett, MI
- Michael Bell in Bloomington, IN
- Rob Bryant in Monticello, IN
- Ron Davis in CHUCKEY, TN
- Ron Fischer in Orion, IL.
- Thomas Griffith in Cottage Grove, WI
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: PRI 855-102 x NJ 31
- Originates from: United States
- Introduced: 1965
- Developed by: PRI (Purdue Rutgers Illinois Co Op)
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1994-052
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
Using
- Picking season: Late
Growing
- Flowering group: 1
References
- Cedar-Apple Rust
Author: Stephen Vann, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture (FSA7538)
Rated as susceptible - control usually needed where CAR is prevalent.