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 No.
1963 - 019   fingerprint   check_circle

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 No.
2001 - 013   fingerprint   cancel

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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