Fuji Apple
The Fuji apple is an excellent all purpose apple. It has great flavor and it keeps very well.
Excellent for: Fresh eating; Sauce
ID-78A
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History: H. Niitsu created the Fuji apple in 1939 in Aomori, Japan. It was later named Tohoku #7 after the Tohoku Research Station in Aomori, Japan. In 1962 the apple was given the name Fuji after Japan’s most famous mountain. Parentage: Red Delicious x Ralls Janet Pollination:Bloom Time: Mid/late seasonPloidy: DiploidGood Pollinators: Cripps Pink AppleEsopus Spitzenberg AppleGolden Delicious AppleHoneycrisp AppleWinter Banana Apple Harvest Time: October/November Fruit Size: Medium, round Flavor: Sweet Storage (refrigerated): 4-5 months Disease Resistance: Cedar apple rust: Some susceptibilityFireblight: Very susceptibleMildew: ResistantScab: Some susceptibility
Fuji
Dessert apple
Raised in 1939 by H. Niitsu at the Horticultural Research Station, Nakahara, Japan. It was named in 1962. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a slightly subacid flavour. Fruits often fail to mature fully in the UK.
Synonyms: Fuji INRA Type4 - Nagafu(No2) INFEL 6671
Parentage: Ralls Janet x Delicious
Shape: Ellipsoid
Size: medium
Height: 58.50mm
Width: 62.00mm
Ribbing: weak-medium
Ground Colour: Green yellow
Over Colour: Orange
Over Colour (Pattern): striped
Russet: very low
Crunch: crisp
Flowering time:
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
9th May 90% petal fall
Picking time: Late October