Fuji

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1939

Origin

Aomori, Japan

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 58.5 mm
Fruit width: 62.0 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Fuji is a widely grown Japanese dessert apple with dark red, conic fruit developed in the 1930s. It features sweet flesh with a crisp, dense texture and excellent storage capacity, remaining flavorful from December through January.

Flavor & Texture

sweetcrispdense

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Red Delicious Ralls Janet Delicious

Offspring

Evercrisp MAIA-AM MD-TAP2 Takano 6 UEB 6581 Gradisca UEB 1813 MAIA12 MAIA11 Shinku MOON ROUGE Ladina MAIA1 Picnic Autumn Glory Baronesa Shinano Sweet Summerset

Where to Pick

Becker FarmsNiagara County
U-Pick
Earth-N-ApplesNiagara County
U-Pick
Abendroth's Apple Ridge OrchardWayne County
U-Pick
Abers AcresChautauqua County
U-Pick
Morrison's Farm MarketErie County
CTK FarmsAllegany County
U-Pick
The Apple Farm Stand at Stonegoose FarmsWayne County
Wickham FarmsMonroe County
U-Pick
Bauman's Farm Market & Greenhouses

Origin & History

Disease Resistance

Apple scab: susceptible
Fire blight: highly susceptible
Powdery mildew: resistant
Cedar-apple rust: highly susceptible
Leaf spot: susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 282898
UK National Fruit Collection: 2166
Wikidata: Q504893