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Parentage / Origin:
Speculated to be seedling of Potts Seedling or Cox; Scotland, 1893
Harvest / Season: Harvest: September, Season: September - October
Description: Medium to large fruit, red flush over soft yellow flesh. Very juicy and acidic. Dessert, juice and cider apple. Doesn't keep well.
Tree Characteristics:
Tree does well in a cool place, excellent producer.
Picture taken at: Christmas Cove
Jefferies
(Also known as: Everbearing, Grantham)
Parentage / Origin:
Pennsylvania, 1848
Harvest / Season: Harvest: September, Season: September - November
Description: Choice early fall apple. Thin-skinned fruit, light red with darker red stripes. Flesh is juicy, crisp yet melting. Rich, pear-like flavor.
Tree Characteristics:
Tree is hardy, scab and mildew resistant. Bears regularly and heavily.
Jerseymac
Parentage / Origin:
Harvest / Season: Harvest: August; Season: late August - September
Description: Medium sized red apple with yellow/green splashes. Flesh is crisp and juicy with a tart flavor. Does not store well.
Tree Characteristics:
Jonafree, USPP #4,633
(Also known as: Co Op 22)
Parentage / Origin:
PRI 855-102 x NJ 31; PRI (Purdue Rutgers Illinois Co Op), 1979
Harvest / Season: Harvest: Mid September
Description: Medium size, bright red, fully or nearly fully colored. Flavor is Jonathan-like, but less acid. Keeps 10 weeks.
Tree Characteristics:
Tree vigorous. Moderately spreading, fruits on spurs. Heavy annual crops. Precocious bearer. Scab resistant.
Harvest / Season: Harvest: mid September to late October; Season: September - November
Description: Large fruit striped red over bright yellow. Firm, crackling, juicy, slightly tart, flesh. Superb, rich, full flavor. Finest dessert and eating quality. Good cooking properties. Will store in common refrigerator for 3 months.
Tree Characteristics:
Handsome sturdy vigorous spreading tree. Triploid
Tree Characteristics:
More vigorous than Jonagold. Semi-spur and standard spreading growth.
Jonalicious
Parentage / Origin:
Harvest / Season: Harvest: mid to late September
Description: The perfect combination of sugar and spice - taste of Red Delicious and the tart freshness of Jonathan. A crisp texture makes it ideal for eating, cooking or fresh eating. Keeps extremely well. 2½ to 3 inch fruit is bright red with yellow under color.
Tree Characteristics:
Disease resistant trees.
Jonamac
Parentage / Origin:
McIntosh x Jonathan; Developed by the NY State Agricultural Experiment Station, introduced in 1972.
Harvest / Season: Harvest: September; Season: September
Description: Medium size, firm fruit with 90% dark red color over greenish background. Flesh firm, crisp, high quality with flavor similar to McIntosh.
Tree Characteristics:
Medium size, productive, medium vigor tree. Hardy to -50 degrees with occasional winter injury. Fruit hangs well on the tree.
Harvest / Season: Harvest: October, Season: October - January
Description: Good eating and keeping apple. Medium-sized attractive fruit, striped red with high colour in spots. Flesh juicy and crisp. flavor refreshing and subacid.
Tree Characteristics:
Tree naturally small, bears young, heavy crops. Self-fertile, better when cross-pollinated.
