Idajon

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1949

Origin

Idaho, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 10.6 °Bx
Fruit height: 57.5 mm
Fruit width: 67.0 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Idajon is an eating apple developed in Idaho, originating from a Wagener × Jonathan cross. Selected in 1936 and introduced in 1949, it ripens about ten days earlier than Jonathan and stores well for three to four months at cold temperatures.

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Jonathan Wagener

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589446
UK National Fruit Collection: 2893
Wikidata: Q41778182