Jonared
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured sport of Jonathan. It was discovered in 1930 by William Uecher at Peshastin, Washington,USA and introduced in 1934. Fruits have soft, fine-textured, fairly juicy flesh with a sweet and faintly pleasant flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Jonathan
Over Colour
all over red b
Accession name
Jonared
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
absent a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
very high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
firm a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register