Red Jonathan Apple Tree (Malus ‘Red Jonathan’)

• Mid-Sized Bright Red Apples!
• Juicy White Flesh
• Balanced Zingy & Sweet Flavor!
• Light Pink Buds Open to White Flowers
• Fragrant – Pollinators Adore the Blooms
• Smaller Sized Tree
• Delicious, Prolific Harvest
• Mid-Season September-October Harvest
• Ornamental Features
• Self Fertile in Warmer Climates – Otherwise Requires a Pollinator
• Antique Variety!
• Long Storage Life
• Fresh Eating, Freezing, Cooking & Pie Apples
• 700-800 Chill Hours

Jonathan Apple (Malus ‘Red Jonathan’) is a deciduous fruit tree producing one of the most sought-after heritage apples! Also known as the Red Jonathan, you can plant several of these space-saving beauties in a side yard for your own garden-sized orchard of healthy fruit today!

Sometime during the 18th century, the Jonathan quickly became one of the most popular American apples to grow. This was both for its adaptability and flavor, not to mention its popularity for years in apple hybridization.

Jonathan is a parent of many popular apple varieties that you may have heard of! Apples such as Jonagold, Jonamac, Idared, Melrose and Akane, just to name a few.

Jonathan Apple Tree produces medium-sized, beautiful, bright red apples that are juicy and sweet with a slight zing to the flavor. They’re tasty eat fresh right off the tree and great for pies, cider and other culinary delights. The apples even store well so you can easily enjoy them long after they’re picked.

The Jonathan fruit ripens in mid-season, depending on where you are located, often between mid-September to October. Planting Jonathan with early or late-ripening varieties can extend your harvest.

Imagine picking an apple right from your own tree, still hot from the sun’s rays and exposed only to the fertilizers or sprays that you chose to provide it with. There’s simply no healthier or fresher way to provide delicious fruit for your kitchen table.

How to Use Red Jonathan Apple Tree In The Landscape

One of the many great things about apple trees is that they’re not only easy to grow and produce delicious fruit, but they’re also quite decorative… and Jonathan is no exception. Each year, as the apples grow, you’ll love the ornaments hanging from a tree.

Nothing can quite compare with the sight of an apple tree in your own backyard, laden with round, red apples amid the vibrant green foliage. It’s a uniquely beautiful sight!

Oval and sometimes spreading shape, try your hand at pruning these to any size you need, or even turn your tree into a conversation piece with Espalier pruning and training!

Picnic beneath the spring blooms and watch the pollinators swarm, or line your property with this beautiful ornamental tree for lush privacy.

Great size for small yards, front yard and edible landscaping, or as a beautiful specimen tree!

Home orchards, large and small, these trees fit perfectly into any setting and look great for the entire growing season!

Shade your gardens, patios and seating areas with this modestly proportioned tree, or be sure to place it outside a window so you can view the blooms and watch your harvests progress!

Tips For Care

Apple trees require full sun, at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day for best fruiting and yield. Look for full sun locations that favor the early morning sun. This is the drying sun and helps to cut down on moisture-related diseases. Hardy in USDA growing zones 4-9, these are widely adaptable.

Plant in a location with good drainage and average fertility. Apples will tolerate wet soil as long as it drains fast.

Good air circulation is important so keep trees canopy open with pruning to improve airflow within the canopy will also help avoid diseases.

Prune to control the overall height of the tree. It is recommended to keep all fruit trees below 10 feet tall for ease of maintenance and harvest. Summer pruning is the best way to control height and spread.

The Jonathan Apple Tree is a vigorous tree and suitable for almost all of the climate zones in the United States. Jonathan is self-fruitful in milder climates like California. However, it would benefit from pollination from varieties such as Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Dolgo, Empire, or McIntosh in all climates.

An investment in a Jonathan Apple Tree today is a way to cultivate beauty, health and a delicious harvest for years to come.