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Malus domestica 'Adams Jonathan'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
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Cultivation

Origin: in Pittsfield, Ill., by Bessie D. Adams. Propagation materials obtained by Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo., but never introd. Considered to be a bud mutation of Jonathan; discovered in 1939, when tree was apparently 14 years old. Tree: Fruit: large; rough; quality poor. A periclinal cytochimera 2-2-4-4. Chimeral nature determined at the New York State Agr. Expt. Sta., Geneva; accessioned in 1949 by this station.
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Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 27
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Synonyms

Malus domestica 'Adams Jonathan' Malus domestica 'Giant Jonathan'
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