Jonadel
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1923 by H.L. Lantz, Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa, USA. It was introduced in 1958. Fruits have firm, tender, fine yellowish flesh with a sweet subacid and slightly rich flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Jonathan x Delicious
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Oblong 2
Height
59.00 mm 2
Width
66.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Jonadel
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register