Blackjon
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
A coloured sport of Jonathan. Originally found in Tom Slack Orchard, Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.A. by C & O Nursery. It was selected in about 1927 and introduced in 1931. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early October
- Flowering
- 7th May (10%) · 12th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Russet
- low
- Firmness
- firm
- Coarseness
- fine
- Greasiness
- Medium
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Yellow
- Over colour amount
- high
- Over colour pattern
- striped/solid flush
Source · National Fruit Collection
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