Fuji
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
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
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Ralls Janet x Delicious
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Ellipsoid 2
Height
58.50 mm 2
Width
62.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Accession name
Fuji
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Accession name
Fuji INRA Type4 - Nagafu (No2) INFEL 6671
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register