Jonafree
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Complex parentage which includes Crandall's Rome X M. floribunda, Jonathan, Gallia Beauty, Red Spy and Golden Delicious. Raised in 1965 by Rutgers, Purdue and Illinois universities, USA. Introduced in 1979. Fruits are crisp and juicy. Scab resistant.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.
Parentage:
Complex - see description x Complex - see description
Accession name
Jonafree
Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
2nd May Full (80%) flowering
11th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush 1
Russet
very low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register