Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Jonathan is an old American variety valued for its intense aroma and lively sweet-sharp flavour. The firm, juicy flesh is excellent for fresh eating, baking, sauces and juice. The tree begins cropping young and suits family orchards. Storage is moderate rather than exceptional, and the cultivar can be susceptible to mildew and several other diseases in damp climates.

Jonathan

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

Jonathan is one of the best-flavoured American apple varieties, and a good choice for the home orchard.

Choose your tree form

1 year old grafted tree – approx. 1–2 m

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Low-stem tree – approx. 60 cm stem

Standard tree – 1.8 m stem and over

Apple rootstock options

Bittenfelder – approx. 6 m mature height

EM9 – approx. 2.5 m mature height

M116 – approx. 4 m mature height

MM111 – approx. 4 m mature height

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SKU: 4323 Categories: Apple trees, Eating apple trees

Description

Jonathan is a classic 19th century American apple variety, noted for its high quality flavour. It rewards being eaten fresh between October and Christmas, but is a good keeper and a good variety for the kitchen.

Jonathan apples were exported to England in the Victorian era, and the 19th century English pomologist Robert Hogg rated it as “a very fine dessert apple“.