New Jonagold
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A red fruited clone of Jonagold, ripening earlier than Jonagold. Discovered by M. Saito, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Fruits have fine-textured, juicy, sweet flesh with a good rich flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.
Parentage:
Sport of Jonagold
Accession name
New Jonagold (LA 17)
Accession No.
1983 - 082 cancel
Accession name
New Jonagold (LA 21)
Flowering time
25th April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Height
60.50 mm a
Width
71.63 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
soft-medium a
Juiciness
juicy-very juicy a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.