Kapai Red Jonathan
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured sport of Jonathan. Discovered in 1929 by A. Tomlinson in Frimley, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Kapai Jonathan
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Jonathan
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
46-57 mm b
Fruit Width
54-64 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed and striped deep red b
Russet Type
sometimes russet on base b
Flesh Colour
cream b
Flesh Texture
firm, fine b
Flavour
sweet, subacid b
Accession name
Kapai Red Jonathan (LA 69A)
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
60.83 mm a
Width
68.45 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm a
Coarseness
fine a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register