| Malus 'Jonagold' | |
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| Hybrid parentage | 'Golden Delicious' × 'Jonathan' |
| Cultivar | 'Jonagold' |
| Origin |  Geneva, New York, 1943 |
Jonagold/ˈdʒɒnəˌɡoʊld/ is acultivar ofapple that is a cross between the crispGolden Delicious and the blush-crimsonJonathan; the nameJonagold is a portmanteau of these two variety names. It was developed in 1943 inNew York State Agricultural Experiment Station ofCornell University'sCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences, selected as N.Y. 43013-1 in 1953, officially released in 1968 by Roger Way.[1]
They form a large sweet fruit with a thin skin that is green-yellow with streaks of crimson. The flesh is creamy yellow with a breaking texture and outstanding flavor.[2] Because of their large size they are now favored by commercial growers in many parts of the world, and the apples can last two month in refrigerated storage and ten months incontrolled atmosphere storage.[2]
Jonagold istriploid, with sterile pollen, and as such, requires a second type of apple for pollen and is incapable ofpollenizing other cultivars.[2] It is susceptible to the diseasesapple scab,powdery mildew, andfire blight, as well as the physiological disordersbitter pit andsunburn.[2][3]
In 1988, the cultivar was awarded theAmerican Society for Horticultural Science Outstanding Fruit Cultivar Award.[4] As of 2020[update], it was the most widely produced apple in Belgium,[5] where it is used in Stella Cidre, and is credited with saving the European fruit industry.[4] As of 2008[update], it was one of the fifteen most popular apple cultivars in the United States according to theUS Apple Association.[6]
| 60-65 mm | 65-70 mm | 70-75 mm | 75-80 mm | 80-85 mm | 85-90 mm | 90-95 mm |
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| 5 % | 10 % | 20 % | 34 % | 25 % | 5 % | 1 % |
TheJonagored Apple, asport mutation of Jonagold discovered in Belgium in 1985, was once covered under United States Patent PP05937,[8] now expired.
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