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Jonathan (apple)
Encyclopedia
The Jonathan apple is a medium-sized sweet apple
, with a strong touch of acid and a tough but smooth skin. It is closely related to the Esopus Spitzenburg
apple.
The first is that it was grown by Rachel Negus Higley. Mrs. Higley gathered seeds from the local cider mill in Connecticut before the family made their journey to the wilds of Ohio in 1804 where she planted them. She continued to carefully cultivate her orchard and named the resulting variety after her husband, Johnathan Higley.
The other theory is that it originated from an Esopus Spitzenburg seedling in 1826 from the farm of Philip Rick in Woodstock, Ulster County, New York
. Although it may have originally been called the "Rick" apple, it was soon renamed by Judge Buel, President of Albany Horticultural Society, after Jonathan Hasbrouck, who discovered the apple and brought it to Buel's attention.
Apple
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
, with a strong touch of acid and a tough but smooth skin. It is closely related to the Esopus Spitzenburg
Esopus Spitzenburg
Esopus Spitzenburg is an antique apple. It was discovered early in the 18th century near Esopus, New York, and is reputed to have been a favorite apple of Thomas Jefferson, who planted several of the trees at Monticello....
apple.
History
There are two alternative theories about the origin of the Jonathan apple.The first is that it was grown by Rachel Negus Higley. Mrs. Higley gathered seeds from the local cider mill in Connecticut before the family made their journey to the wilds of Ohio in 1804 where she planted them. She continued to carefully cultivate her orchard and named the resulting variety after her husband, Johnathan Higley.
The other theory is that it originated from an Esopus Spitzenburg seedling in 1826 from the farm of Philip Rick in Woodstock, Ulster County, New York
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
. Although it may have originally been called the "Rick" apple, it was soon renamed by Judge Buel, President of Albany Horticultural Society, after Jonathan Hasbrouck, who discovered the apple and brought it to Buel's attention.
Descendants
- JonagoldJonagoldJonagold is a cultivar of apple, a cross between Golden Delicious and Jonathan which was developed in 1953 in New York. They form a large sweet fruit with a thin skin. Because of their large size they are now favoured by commercial growers in many parts of the world...
- a hi cross between Jonathan and Golden DeliciousGolden DeliciousThe Golden Delicious is a cultivar of apple with a yellow color. It is not closely related to the Red Delicious apple.- Appearance and flavor :...
apples. - Rubinstar
- IdaredIdaredIdared is a type of red apple cultivar from Moscow, Idaho, United States.First developed at the University of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station in 1942; it is a cross between two apple varieties . The Idared has a white flesh with a firm body, and generally considered to be tart and juicy...
- Melrose
- Undine
- Akane
- Querina® Florina (Scab resistant)
Disease susceptibility
- ScabApple scabApple scab is a disease to Malus trees, such as apple trees, caused by the ascomycete fungus Venturia inaequalis. The disease manifests as dull black or grey-brown lesions on the surface of tree leaves, buds or fruits. Lesions may also appear less frequently on the woody tissues of the tree. Fruits...
: high - Powdery mildew: high
- Cedar apple rust: high
- Fire blight: high