[1] They form a large sweet fruit with a thin skin that is green-yellow with streaks of crimson.

The flesh is creamy yellow with a breaking texture and outstanding flavor.

[2] It is susceptible to the diseases apple scab, powdery mildew, and fire blight, as well as the physiological disorders bitter pit and sunburn.

[4] As of 2020[update], it was the most widely produced apple in Belgium,[5] where it is used in Stella Cidre, and is credited with saving the European fruit industry.

[6] The Jonagored Apple, a sport mutation of Jonagold discovered in Belgium in 1985, was once covered under United States Patent PP05937,[8] now expired.