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Jonalicious

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

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.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
16th May (10%) · 20th May (full) · 27th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
large-very large
Type
Dessert
Crown
medium-strong
Shape
Globose
Crunch
medium
Russet
very low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Juiciness
juicy
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
medium-high
Over colour pattern
mottled/solid flush

Source · National Fruit Collection

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