Fuji Apple

Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)

midseason
Harvest Season within fruit type

late midseason
Harvest Dates:

September 20 to October 7

(approximate for Hickman, CA)

-WHERE TO BUY-

Introduction from Japan that quickly became California’s favorite apple. Sweet, very crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Dull reddish orange skin, sometimes russeted. Ripe mid-September. Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties. Low chilling requirement - less than 500 hours. Self-fruitful. USDA Zones 4-9.

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Additional Notes

In DWN formal taste tests, Fuji has been one of the most consistently high-scoring varieties, per the 2014 DWN Fruit Tasting Report.

WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2023-24 planting season, Fuji is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in approximate order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):

M-111 (semi-dwarf/semi-standard, 80-90% of standard size)

M-7 (semi-dwarf, 2/3 of standard size)

Apple seedling (standard)

Geneva 969 (1/2 of standard size)

Where to Buy DWN Trees

Fruit Trees

Fuji Apple

Additional Notes

For Home Gardens