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Red Jonathan Apple

Malus domestica ‘Red Jonathan’


Hardiness Zones: 4 - 8   View Map
  • Produces a medium-sized apple that is bright red in sunny climates but striped red in cooler climate; its crisp and juicy white flesh has a bold, tart but well-balanced flavor—great for fresh eating, freezing and cooking; the fruit will keep for 3–6 months if stored in the refrigerator
  • Yields ripe fruit typically from mid-September to mid-October
  • Needs a compatible cultivar — growing within 100' of the tree for standard, 50' for semi-dwarf and 20' for dwarf varieties — to ensure pollination
  • Can be pollinated with yellow delicious, red delicious, early harvest or a variety from a different apple family
  • Bears fruit in 6–10 years if standard sized; the semi-dwarf tree bears in 4–6 years, the dwarf in 3–4 years
  • Blooms midseason, with white to light pink flowers
  • Is available in standard, semi-dwarf and dwarf sizes
  • Requires regular watering
  • Has a chill hours (CU) requirement of 700–800 (chill hours are the average hours of air temperature between 32° and 45° F in a typical winter season)
  • Grows in an oval, spreading shape. Sometimes they are horizontal, upright or erect

Tree Details

Shape

Oval

Growth Speed

Medium

Scientific Name

Malus domestica ‘Red Jonathan’

Mature Height

10' - 25'

Mature Spread

10' - 25'

Shipping Height

3' - 4'

Highlights

This late-ripening cultivar produces beautiful, bright red apples with crisp and juicy white flesh and a bold, tart but well-balanced flavor. It’s a great apple for fresh eating, freezing, and cooking. The fruit ripens late in the season (mid-September to mid-October) and has a great shelf life, keeping anywhere from 3–6 months in the refrigerator.

When planting these trees, be sure to include other apple varieties such as red delicious, yellow delicious, or early harvest to ensure pollination.

Sun Preference

Full Sun

Soil Preference

Moist, Well Drained

Wildlife Value

Apples are eaten by a variety of birds and mammals. The leaves and branches are browsed. The trees can be destroyed by rodents and rabbits girdling the stem or trunk. The nectar and/or pollen provides nutrition for bees in early to late spring. Also, apple orchards are considered valuable habitat for wildlife.

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