Jonagold apple identification
Jonagold is a very popular late-season apple that also keeps well. It was developed in the USA in the mid-twentieth century and has become popular in many other apple-growing countries. As its name suggests Jonagold is a cross between Golden Delicious pollinated by Jonathan. The result is a large crisp juicy apple with some of the aromatic flavor of Jonathan adding extra interest to the rich sweetness of Golden Delicious. Parentage: Golden Delicious x Jonathan. Introduced / discovered in 1943.
Identification
- Flesh colour - White to Cream, pale yellow
- Fruit size - Medium
- Fruit size - Large
- Fruit size - Very large
- Fruit size - Variable
- Fruit shape - Round
- Fruit shape - Round-conical
- Fruit shape - Conical
- Fruit shape - Oblong-conical
- Shape features - Anglular (flat-sided)
- Shape features - Regular, round
- Shape features - Ribbed
- Shape features - Prominent uneven ribs
- Shape features - Slightly, broadly, obscurely ribbed
- Shape features - Ribbed cavity to basin
- Shape features (vertical view) - Lop-sided, unequal sides, irregular
- Shape features (vertical view) - Ribs more pronounced at apex, toward basin
- Shape features (vertical view) - Symmetrical
- Shape features (vertical view) - Tapering toward calyx end or apex
- Shape uniformity - Uniform in shape, Variable in size
- Shape uniformity - Uniform, in size and shape
- Bultitude apple group - 6. Red flushed, smooth, sweet
- Seeds - size - Small
- Seeds - size - Medium
- Seeds - size - Large
- Core - Abaxile / Irregular
- Core - Axile / Symmetrical
- Core - Closed
- Seeds - point - Acute
- Seeds - point - Obtuse
- Seeds - characteristics - Abortive
- Seeds - characteristics - Few
- Seeds - characteristics - Flat
- Seeds - characteristics - Plump
- Core - carpels - Hollow cylinder at center
- Core - lines - Moderate
- Core - lines meeting - Sides of calyx tube
- Calyx / Sepals- Opening - Small
- Calyx / Sepals- Opening - Medium
- Calyx / Sepals- Opening - Large
- Calyx / Sepals - Size - Medium
- Calyx / Sepals - Size - Short
- Calyx / Sepals - Width - Wide
- Calyx Tube - Shape - Conic
- Calyx Tube - Length - Long
- Calyx Tube - Length - Medium
- Calyx Tube - Length - Short
- Calyx Tube - Size - Large
- Calyx Tube - Size - Medium
- Calyx Tube - Stamen - Median
- Calyx Tube - Stamen - Basal
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Pubescent
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Green with brown tips
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Closed
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Partially Open
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Convergent
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Connivent
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Erect
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Flat
- Russet - Present
- Russet % coverage - Medium
- Russet % coverage - Low
- Russet details - Radiating, stellate, rays, stripes
- Russet details - Dots, Patches, Spots
- Russet details - In stem cavity
- All green or yellow - Other colors present
- Skin color (when ripe) - Red
- Skin color (when ripe) - Yellow (+/or) Green with some Red (+/or) Pink
- Skin blush - Present
- Skin blush (color) - Scarlet, Carmine (red orange)
- Skin blush (color) - Orange to Orange Red Brown
- Skin blush (color) - Red to Deep Red into Dark Purple
- Skin blush (color) - Pink to Pinkish Red Copper
- Scarf skin - Not present
- Suture lines - Not present
- Bloom - Not present
- Skin waxy or greasy - Waxy or greasy (fresh or stored)
- Skin feel - Not smooth, Rough
- Skin feel - Smooth
- Stripes - Stripes present
- Stripes (details) - Mottled, marbled
- Stripes (details) - Short splashes
- Stripes (details) - Lined stripes
- Stripes (details) - Mixed stripes, colors
- Stripes (details) - Washed - faded
- Stripes (color) - Dark Red
- Stripes (color) - Crimson to Purplish
- Stripes (color) - Mixed colors
- Stripes (color) - Scarlet, Carmine (red orange)
- Stripes (color) - Pink
- Stripes (color) - Red
- Stem (length) - Medium
- Stem (length) - Long
- Stem (thickness) - Slender
- Stem (thickness) - Medium
- Stem cavity (russet) - Gray to Brown Russet
- Stem cavity (russet) - Little, light russet
- Stem cavity (russet) - Ochre or Green Russet
- Stem cavity (russet) - Russet rays extening out from stem cavity
- Stem (position) - Inclined, Oblique, laying to the side
- Stem (position) - Slightly Oblique
- Stem (position) - Upright
- Stem (details) - Curved
- Stem (details) - Knobby, Clubbed
- Stem (color) - Brown
- Stem (color) - Red
- Stem (color) - Green
- Stem Cavity (protruberances) - Furrows, Corrugated
- Stem Cavity (side view depth) - Deep
- Stem Cavity (skin features) - Brown
- Stem Cavity (skin features) - Green
- Stem Cavity (skin features) - Red
- Stem Cavity (skin features) - Russet
- Stem Cavity (skin features) - Silvery Gray
- Stem Cavity (skin features) - Yellow
- Stem Cavity (slope to stem) - Steep, Acuminate slope
- Stem Cavity (slope to stem) - Acute, Medium Slope
- Stem Cavity (top view orientation) - Symmetrical
- Stem Cavity (top view width) - Wide, Broad
- Basin skin - Red
- Basin skin - Yellow
- Basin skin - Shiny, Smooth
- Basin skin - Pubescent, Downy
- Basin skin - Russet
- Basin skin - Green
- Basin skin - Brown
- Basin width - Moderate
- Basin width - Broad
- Basin russet - Little, light russet
- Basin russet - Reddish or Cinnamon Brown Russet
- Basin russet - Usually Russet free
- Basin (top view) - Symmetrical, Round
- Basin (side view slope to eye) - Tight, Acuminate
- Basin (side view slope to eye) - Tight to medium slope
- Basin (side view slope to eye) - Acute, Regular, Medium slope
- Basin (side view depth) - Medium depth
- Basin (side view depth) - Deep
- Basin (protruberances) - Ridged, Ribbed
- Basin (protruberances) - Undulate, Furrowed, Wavy, Puckered
- Basal lobes - Slightly present
- Basal lobes - Not present
- Dots (description) - Brown
- Dots (description) - Elongated toward stem end
- Dots (description) - Green
- Dots (description) - Same color as background
- Dots (description) - Areolar
- Dots (description) - Gray
- Dots (description) - Raised
- Dots (description) - Russet
- Dots (description) - Submerged / Depressed
- Dots (description) - Tan / Cream
- Dots (description) - White
- Dots (numbers) - Numerous
- Dots (size) - Medium
- Dots (size) - Small
- Dots (skin lenticels) - Conspicuous, prominent, distinct
- Dots (skin lenticels) - Inconspicuous, not prominent
- Dots (spread) - Enter the stem cavity
- Dots (spread) - From Basin lessening toward Cavity
- Flesh (staining) - Not present
- Flesh (texture) - Firm changing to Soft
- Flesh (texture) - Crisp, Breaking into chuncks
- Flesh (texture) - Firm, Hard
- Flesh (grain) - Fine
- Flesh (grain) - Medium
- Flesh (grain) - Granular, Coarse, Mealy
- Flesh (juiciness) - Juicy or Very Juicy
Using
- Uses - Eat fresh
- Uses - Cooking
- Uses - Juice
- Uses - Hard cider
- Uses - Drying
- Flavour quality - Exceptional
- Flavour quality - Very good
- Flavour style - Aromatic
- Flavour style - Sweet/Sharp
- Flavour style - Honeyed / Scented
- Flavour style - Sharp / refreshing
- Harvest period - Late season
- Only sweet flavor - Tart, sub-acid, or bitter flavor detected
Growing
- Flowering period - Mid-Late season
- Flowering group - 4
- Fruit bearing - Spur-bearer
- First planted - After 1950
References
- 'Apples for the 21st Century' by Manhart
- 'Fruit Expert' by Hessayon
- Jonagold - tasting notes, history, and pedigree on OrangePippin.com