Idajon
AppleIdajon
Origin and History
Idajon is a cross of Wagener and Jonathan. The variety was received from Idaho and has been documented at multiple agricultural experiment stations across the United States, including the University of Connecticut (Storrs), Oregon State University (Corvallis), the Graham Horticultural Experiment Station (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Rutgers University (New Brunswick, New Jersey), the Agricultural Experiment Station at Moscow, Idaho, and Purdue University (Lafayette, Indiana). It is also recorded as present in Wisconsin.
Fruit
Season and Ripening
Idajon ripens approximately 10 days before Jonathan.
Quality and Uses
The variety is noted as possessing good dessert quality.
Tree
Not described in source.
Other
The variety is documented as positive on accession number R12740-7A in the USDA ARS survey records.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Idajon. Received from Idaho. Cross of Wagener and Jonathan; ripens 10 days before Jonathan; dessert quality good. Reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut; the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; the Graham Horticultural Experiment Station, Grand Rapids, Michigan; the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey; and Wis. Also received from AES, Moscow, Idaho; positive on R12740-7A; reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana (InL*).