Idajon
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Leif Verner at Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, Moscow, Idaho, USA. It was introduced in 1949. Fruits have fine, crisp, creamy white flesh with a sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Wagener x Jonathan
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
57.50 mm 2
Width
67.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
very low 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Idajon
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register