Jefferies

A very pretty red apple with delicate lines and patterns.

Origin: USA, 1830

Pollination: Jefferies is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Jefferies

Arose c 1830 on the farm of Isaac Jefferies at Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. Small, round fruit with a pretty, dark red flush over a yellow skin. Juicy, cream coloured flesh. Sweet, slightly aromatic with a pear-like flavour. Moderately vigrous tree with a bienniel tendency. Resistant to scab and mildew.

Characteristics of Jefferies apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Small
Picking time	Mid Sep
Season of use	Sep-Dec
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Biennial
Disease resistance	Mildew - Resistant Scab - Very resistant
Pollination date	9
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners