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Apple varieties, United States

Jonadel

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Raised in 1923 by H.L. Lantz, Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa, USA. It was introduced in 1958. Fruits have firm, tender, fine yellowish flesh with a sweet subacid and slightly rich flavour.

Family tree

Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.

Jonadel United States, 1923
- Seed parent Jonathan United States, by 1826
  - Parent Esopus Spitzenburg United States, before 1790
    - Parent Reinette Franche France, by 1540
- Pollen parent Delicious United States, 1872
  - Parent Winesap United States, by 1817

Where Jonadel came from. The lines lead to its parents: Jonathan (United States) and Delicious (United States).

Sources

Jonadel (accession 1963 - 112), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the parentage; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid october).