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Malus domestica 'Jonathan'

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A mid season dessert apple, blushed red over golden yellow skin, with soft, fine-textured, sweet white flesh. Trees crop in mid autumn, and require a group 2, 3 or 4 pollinator

Scientific classification

Species: Malus domestica 'Jonathan' (Malus domestica 'Jonathan')
Genus: Malus
Family: Rosaceae

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Toxicity: Trees · Fruit Edible
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of Malus domestica 'Jonathan'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Malus domestica 'Jonathan'

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Malus domestica 'Jonathan' care guide

Deep watering during dry spells, let surface soil partly dry between sessions
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep watering during dry spells, let surface soil partly dry between sessions

Fertilizing

Balanced tree feed applied once every early spring growth cycle

Pruning

Prune according to chosen training method. See apple pruning

Propagation

Propagate by chip budding in late summer, or grafting in mid-winter. Plants grown from pips are unlikely to resemble the parent

Growing

Thrives in deep, fertile, moist but well-drained soil in a sunny, sheltered position. Will not thrive on very acid soils, shallow chalk soils or with shade for more than half the day. Tree height will depend on the rootstock and training method. May require fruit thinning to improve fruit size and quality. See apple cultivation

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to apple canker, apple scab, blossom wilt, brown rot, fireblight, honey fungus and powdery mildews

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, including rosy apple aphid and woolly aphid, apple sawfly, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth, apple leaf-mining moth and other caterpillars

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