Red Jonathan Apple Tree

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Description

About the Red Jonathan Apple Tree

Like the original Jonathan but the fruit of the Red Jonathan has earlier and brighter red coloring. This antique variety is a late-ripening staple for any orchard, now with improved color and disease resistance.

The Red Jonathan apple tree bears young, annually, and heavily. Expect a nice crop of beautifully red, medium-sized apples in late September. These Jonathan apples have an excellent sweet and slightly tart flavor. The fruit has juicy white flesh. Perfect for baking, making sauce, preserving, and eating fresh. These apples store well throughout the winter.

This compact tree was bred for scab resistance. Plant with another apple variety that blooms around the same time for best results. Enjoy reliable crops of bright red apples with the Red Jonathan Apple tree!

Characteristics

Bloom Color Pink, White
Bloom Time Mid - Late
Chill Hours 700 - 800
Fruit Color Red
Fruit Size Medium
Hardiness Zone Range 4 - 8
Pollination Pollinator Required
Ripens/Harvest September
Shade/Sun Full Sun
Soil Composition Loamy
Soil Moisture Well Drained
Soil pH Level 6.0 - 7.0
Taste Sweet, Tart
Texture Crisp, Juicy
Years to Bear 2 - 5

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range 4 - 8
My Hardiness Zone ?
The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatibility range of this variety before ordering.

Pollination

This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.

Cross-pollination by a different variety is key to its growing and bearing success. Plant one of these varieties within 100' for best pollination.

Tools & Supplies

Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.

Planting & Care

Learn all about how to grow apple trees in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.

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3 Questions
Why did you choose this?

apple familiar to me when I was a child

Jonathan Apples are one of the best, so I wanted to try the Red Jonathans.

Replacement…Deer ate and killed the other sapling I had from different vendor. Planning a fort around this one, lol.

great flavor

Will this pollinate a Granny Smith?

Which dwarf crabapple(s) will pollinate a Red Johnathon dwarf?

Is it ceder apple rust resistant?

Unfortunatley no

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Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 26, 2023
Red Jonathan
Tree is looking great several months after planting.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 25, 2023
Red Jonathan, large and healthy!
Received our Jonathan and it is growing fabulously! It arrived bigger than we expected and flowering as well! So pleased and can't wait to see it bear fruit in the next few seasons!
Rated 2 out of 5
Jul 7, 2024
So far the tree is not doing well. It was destroyed by cedar rust very fast as well. So, it's not good if you have cedars growing close by.