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Apple 'Jonagold' (Malus domestica, M26 rootstock)
Overview
‘Jonagold’ is a large dessert apple with juicy, aromatic flesh and a good balance of sweetness and sharpness. It’s excellent eaten fresh and also works well for juicing and light cooking.
Key Features
- Large, aromatic apples with complex flavour
- Versatile for eating fresh, juicing and light cooking
- Heavy cropping on a well-grown tree
- Good companion variety in mixed orchards
How to Plant
Plant in Deep, fertile soil that holds moisture but drains well. in a position with Full sun in an open site.. Dig a generous planting hole, mix in organic matter, and water thoroughly after planting. Apply a mulch around the base to help conserve moisture and suppress weeds.
Care Tips
- Requires a compatible pollinator from a similar flowering group.
- Prune in winter to maintain a strong central leader or open-centre form.
- Thin fruits to avoid overcropping and to improve individual fruit size.
Size & Growth Timeline
On M26 rootstock reaches roughly 3–3.5m tall and 3m wide in 5–7 years.
Harvest
Often picked in October. Fruit stores well and develops a richer flavour in storage.
Perfect For…
- Gardeners wanting large, versatile apples
- Small orchards and mixed variety plantings
- Juicing and fresh eating
Plant Details
| Hardiness | RHS H6 (−20°C to −15°C). |
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Growing & care
- Position & light
- Full sun
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained· Moist
- Mature size
- 3.5m high· 3.0m wide
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