WILTON’S RED JONAPRINCE® C.O.V.
Origin:
Sport of Jonagold, Netherland (reminder: Jonagold is a cross of Golden Delicious and Jonathan)
Picking date:
Mid-season
Fruit size:
70/90
Uses:
for fruit growers who need a very dark colour in order to reduce their production costs and to improve their grade-out.
Blossom date:
Mid-range (1 to 2 days before Golden Delicious), triploid variety
Pollinator :
Cox, Elstar, Gala, Golden Hornet, Granny Smith, Idared, Red Pippin, Worcester Pearmain, any diploid variety with the same blossom date
Vigour:
triploid variety, not suitable as a pollinator
Time till first cropping / yields:
strong (use rootstocks such as M9 
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning :
Pajam® 
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases:
1Lancep, M9 NAKB or M9 T337)
Skin / shape:
average / excellent yields
Flesh / taste:
possible susceptibility to alternate bearing after heavy crops / easy thinning
Storage potential:
average susceptibility to scab, susceptible to mildew