Jonathan Apple

Jonathan Apples are medium-sized apples with thin, tough bright red skin with an occasional patch of yellow.Inside, the juicy flesh is yellowish-white. The taste is moderately tart balanced with some sweetness

Jonathans are popular in the American mid-west. They are grown in North America, UK, New Zealand and Australia.

Cooking Tips

Good for eating fresh. Okay for cooking, but not for baking whole as they won’t retain their shape that well. Some like it for cider.

Storage Hints

Store well.

History Notes

Found by Philip Rock on his farm in Woodstock, Ulster County, New York in 1820. Was a chance seedling of Esopus Spitzenburg. Introduced in 1826.

Other names

AKA: King Philip, Philip Rick Apple, Ulster Seedling

Japanese: Kougyoku

This page first published: Jan 29, 2004 · Updated: Oct 8, 2018.

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