General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Tree
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
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| Plant Height: |
12 to 16 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
12 to 14 feet |
| Leaves: |
Good fall color
Deciduous
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| Fruit: |
Showy
Edible to birds
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
Late spring or early summer
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| Uses: |
Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
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| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
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| Dynamic Accumulator: |
K (Potassium)
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
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| Pollinators: |
Various insects
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| Containers: |
Not suitable for containers
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| Parentage: |
Delicious x Ralls Janet |
| Child plants: |
7 child plants |
Posted by
valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Dec 9, 2011 5:25 PM concerning plant:
Fuji comes from Japan, where it was developed in the 1940s and released in 1962. However its parentage is all American. Fuji is a cross between the widely grown Red Delicious, and Rall's Janet, which is much less well known but is probably the reason for Fuji's attractive pink flush.
Crisp and juicy, with dull white flesh which snaps cleanly. The flavor is predominantly sweet, very refreshing, especially if slightly chilled.
Late-ripening apple variety, and becomes available in November/December northern hemisphere orchards) and May/June (southern hemisphere orchards). Fuji apples need lots of sunshine to ripen properly so it is not grown commercially in the UK or nothern USA.
Needs a pollinator.
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