Jonathan (apple)
Apple cultivar
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Jonathan is a medium-sized sweet[1] apple, with a touch of acid[2] and a tough but smooth skin, good for eating fresh and for cooking. The parentage of Jonathan is recorded as Esopus Spitzenburg × unknown.[2][3]
| <55 mm | 55-60 mm | 60-65 mm | 65-70 mm | 70-75 mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 % | 17 % | 38 % | 31 % | 5 % |
| Malus domestica Jonathan | |
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| Species | Malus domestica |
| Cultivar | Jonathan |
| Origin | Woodstock, New York, before 1826 [1] |
History
There are two alternative theories about the origin of the Jonathan apple.
The first theory; it was grown by Rachel Negus Higley, who gathered seeds from the local cider mill in Connecticut. This was before the family made their journey to the wilds of Ohio in 1796, where she planted them.[6] She continued to carefully cultivate her orchard to maturity and named the resulting variety after a young local boy, Jonathan Lash, who frequented her orchard.[citation needed]
The other, more accepted, theory is that it originated from an Esopus Spitzenburg seedling in 1826, on the farm of Philip Rick(s) in Woodstock, Ulster County, New York. A DNA profiling study supports this descent.[7] Although it may have originally been called the "Ricks" apple, it was soon renamed by Judge Jesse Buel, President of Albany Horticultural Society, after Jonathan Zander, who discovered the apple and brought it to Buel's attention.[8][2]
Descendants
- Akane — Jonathan x Worcester Pearmain
- Florina — complex hybrid (Jonathan lineage)
- Idared — Jonathan x Wagener
- Jonadel — Jonathan x Delicious
- Jonafree — Jonathan x PRI 1018-10
- Jonagold — Golden Delicious x Jonathan
- Jonamac — Jonathan x McIntosh
- Jonared — sport of Jonathan, originated in 1963, Missouri.
- Karmijn de Sonnaville — Cox Orange x Jonathan.
- King David — Jonathan x Winesap
- Malling Kent —Cox Orange x Jonathan
- Mareda — Jonathan x Northern Spy
- Melrose — Jonathan x Delicious
- Red Prince — Jonathan x Golden Delicious[9]
- Septer — Jonathan x Golden Delicious
- Wealthy — Jonathan x Duchess of Oldenburg.
Disease susceptibility
- Scab: High[10]
- Powdery mildew: High
- Cedar apple rust: High
- Fire blight: High
- Apple canker: Medium
