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Jonalicious
type: Dessert, Eating
identification: Medium tending to large. Round and often lopsided. The smooth skin has a yellow base colour which is washed with bright red and marked with light coloured lenticels. Tough skinned.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, crisp and firm, tender. Juicy, sweet, mild acidity and somewhat honeyed flavour.
uses: Fresh eating and baking.
origins: A chance seedling found and nurtured by Anna Morris Daniels near Abilene, Texas (U.S.A.) in 1933. It is believed to be a Stark Delicious crossed with pollen from Jonathan . Introduced by Stark Brothers Nursery of Louisiana, Missouri (U.S.A.) in 1960.
cultivation: Spur bearer.
cold storage: Keeps four months in storage.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab and fire blight.
harvest: Ready for harvest in the last half of the fourth period.
notes: Very similar in appearance to Jonathan
pollination group: F
pollination peak: 22
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 16
harvest period: 4
hardiness: 3
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