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 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Height
60.50 mm 1
Width
71.63 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft-medium 1
Juiciness
juicy-very juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register