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 No.
1983 - 081   fingerprint   cancel

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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