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 b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Ellipsoid b
Height
58.50 mm b
Width
62.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Crunch
crisp b
Accession name
Fuji
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Accession name
Fuji INRA Type4 - Nagafu (No2) INFEL 6671
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register