Jongrimes

Apple

Jongrimes

Origin and History

Jongrimes was received by the USDA Agricultural Research Service from Stark Bros. Nursery, Louisiana, Missouri, and was documented in H.H. Fisher's 1963 survey of apple clones in the United States. The variety was also obtained from Moses Fell Annex Farms, Bedford, Indiana.

Fruit

Size and form: Small to medium; round.

Skin: 90% splashed red.

Flesh: Semifirm, creamy, subacid. Flavor described as very good.

Cavity, calyx, basin, stem, core, and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens middle September.

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Storage and Handling

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Jongrimes was maintained at multiple USDA and state agricultural experiment stations during the survey period:

Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon (Station number 794)
Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York (Station number N48108)
Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota
Graham Horticultural Experiment Station, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio
Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington (Station number AP-H-155)
Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Fisher, A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)

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Jongrimes. Received from Stark Bros. Nurs., Louisiana, Mo. Fruit small to medium, round, 90% splashed red. Flesh semifirm, creamy, subacid, very good. Ripens middle September. Station numbers: 794, N48108. Reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; IID; the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York; the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota; the Graham Horticultural Experiment Station, Grand Rapids, Michigan; and the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio. Also received from Moses Fell Annex Farms, Bedford, Ind. Station number: AP-H-155. Reported by the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington. Also reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana.

— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)