Jonagold Apple Tree
$104.99
Begins shipping mid-April.
Zones 4 - 8
Pollinator required to bear fruit
Grow your own uniquely delicious homegrown apples!
Jonagold was developed by Cornell University’s apple breeding program at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York circa 1953. This tasty cross has the tartness of a Jonathon and the sweet flavor of the Golden Delicious apple.
After blooming in the spring, follow lovely golden apples that blush. By mid-September, you’ll be treated with a nice crop of crisp, juicy Jonagold apples – sweet enough to be dessert by itself.
This particular apple tree thrives in colder climates. It benefits from a regular spray routine to keep pests and disease at bay.
Note: Jonagold is a Triploid apple tree and cannot pollinate other apple trees.
Characteristics
| Bloom Color | White |
| Fruit Color | Red |
| Fruit Size | Medium – Large |
| Ripens/Harvest | Mid September |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Taste | Sweet, Tart |
| Texture | Crisp |
| Soil pH Level | 6-7 |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Bloom Time | Mid |
| Years to Bear | 2-5 |
| Shade Level | Full Sun |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 4-8 |
Size & Spacing
Pollination
This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.
Cross-pollination by a different variety is key to its growing and bearing success. Plant a different variety within 15 meters (50 feet) for best pollination.
Recommended Pollinators: Ginger Gold, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Red Delicious, Winter Banana
How do I find my Hardiness Zone?
Canada’s Plant Hardiness Zones will tell you which plants will do well in your particular climate. Each zone is determined by the lowest average winter temperature recorded in a given area. Hardiness Zone information is included on all tree and plant product pages, so you know instantly whether a certain plant is likely to succeed where you live. Natural Resources Canada provides helpful options to find your zone:
Rosemary Springe –
I don’t understand what happened but my jonagold died but my golden delicious is doing great
Andrew Zajac –
I ordered two apple trees last year. Unfortunately, neither tree survived. I don’t think they got a good start because they were delivered in March when we were still getting winter weather, so it was not an ideal time to plant them. I wish they had been delivered at least a month later.
Bruce Bruce –
Second year in ground doing very good.When apples do come will add to our Cortland’s to enhance flavor for our pie’s and other cooking.
Charles Stalnaker –
The tree did not make it through the first winter.
Patricia Jones –
This tree was the one of three that didn’t make it through our southern Iowa winter. Looked great through last summer–better than our other two–but died in the spring. We are awaiting a replacement next spring
Jane Sargent –
After two weeks of resembling a dead stick, it suddenly leafed out vigorously all over and looks as if it is happy to stay with us.
Laird Taylor –
Finest eating apple I’ve ever tasted. Found out after I bought one that it has specific pollination requirement. So I bought one of THOSE trees. By the time the pair were ready to fruit, I had sold the house and moved out of state…
Zack Collins –
This tree was received with a bad graft. In its second year it developed a large black diseased swollen area around the graft on the trunk and died. I would recommend buying elsewhere!
Charles Deaton –
I got two trees one growing fine the other one is dead the year was very wet when I planted them.I have been unable to see any hope for the dead one.I was going to order another one but they have not been avable in my zone !
Joshua Robbins –
Planted tree along with some other fruit trees, those are all thriving this year. unfortunately this particular tree is doing nothing this year, it’s dead.