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Jonalicious
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling discovered in 1933 by Anna Morris Daniels in Abilene, Texas, USA. It was introduced in 1960 by Stark Bros. Nurseries, Louisiana, Missouri. Fruits have firm, crisp, juicy flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Jonathan x Red Delicious
Accession No.
1974 - 013
- Accession name
- Jonalicious
- Flowering time ›››
- 16th May10% flowering
20th MayFull (80%) flowering
27th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- large-very large 1
- Shape
- Globose 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- medium-strong 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium-high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- mottled/solid flush 1
- Russet
- very low 1
- Crunch
- medium 1
- Juiciness
- 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019