Apple | Jonathan | Northern Spy Rootstock

$38.00

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Rootstock            Northern Spy
Diameter             
4-6m
Canopy Size         30sqm
Preferences       This is an old rootstock that does best on heavy clays. It can handle heavy wet soils as well.
Description        It is possible to keep trees on this rootstock to 3m if you are a very skilled pruner. They can grow to 6m, but are not too difficult to keep them to 4-5m.

50cm+

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Description

Jonathon is an old fashioned desert apple, that is crisp with very juicy crunchy flesh mostly red skin with, green patches when ripe, and white flesh. Keeps very well, ripe March April.

Ex Port Albert, where there were famous huge apple orchards planted by the Albertlanders supplying the early Auckland market.