Apple Tree Jonagold - Malus domestica

The Jonagold Apple is a hardy, vigorous, and highly productive variety. It produces fruits with a diameter of 7.5 to 8 cm (3in), with a light green to yellow skin striped with red. Their yellow flesh is crisp, juicy, sweet, and slightly acidic. Harvest takes place in October, and the fruits can be stored in a cool place until January. The Jonagold Apple is not self-fertile. It is not suitable for hot regions and oceanic climates.

The Jonagold Apple is a variety selected in 1953 at Cornell University in Geneva, USA. It is the result of a cross-breeding between Golden Delicious and Jonathan. It has been commercially available since 1968.

The Jonagold Apple is a semi-erect tree, giving it a slender and elegant appearance. It is highly productive, and thinning is essential at the start of fruiting to prevent small fruit size and the occurrence of diseases.
Its foliage consists of large, ovate, slightly fuzzy leaves that are dark green on top and whitish-green underneath, with deeply dentate margins.
The white-pink flowering occurs in mid-April. The flowering is not susceptible to frost. Therefore, the apple tree is suitable for cultivation in all regions. Self-sterile, the presence of apple trees with flowering at the same time is necessary. The varieties 'Starking Delicious', 'Melrose', 'Reine des Reinettes', and 'Ingrid Marie' are the most suitable.
Fruiting is early, starting in September, and the fruits can be stored in a cool place (cellar or refrigerator) until January. The fruits, with a diameter of 7.5 to 8 cm (3in), have a light green to yellow skin striped with red. Their yellow flesh is crisp, juicy, sweet, and slightly acidic.

These apples are particularly good for eating fresh or in pastries. They can also be used in compotes, cooked dishes, jams, jellies, and in savory dishes, paired with Normandy cheeses, for example.