Fuji Apple Tree

The crisp, honey-sweet apple famous for staying crunchy for months — dense, juicy, and one of the best fresh-eating apples you can grow.

Fuji was bred in Japan from a cross of Red Delicious and old-fashioned Ralls Janet, and released in the early 1960s. The result: a large, rosy-blushed apple with creamy, fine-grained flesh, remarkably high sugar content, and a clean, refreshing flavor that leans sweet with just enough acidity to keep it lively. It's one of the best fresh-eating apples you can grow, and it holds its texture in the bowl and the lunchbox far longer than most varieties.

What I love about it

Fuji is the apple that made Japan famous in the orchard world — and it earns that reputation every fall. The sweetness is exceptional, the crunch is legendary, and the keeping quality is unmatched: Fujis stay crisp in cool storage for months, so a single tree feeds you well into winter. It's a vigorous, productive tree that bears heavy crops once established, with beautiful pink-and-white spring blossoms that make it ornamental as well as edible. Plant it in a sunny spot with a compatible pollinator nearby and you'll have bushels of the world's most popular apple steps from your kitchen door.

Plant Care Tips

• ☀️ Light: Full sun — 6–8 hours daily for best fruit production
• 💧 Water: Deep watering weekly; increase during fruit development
• 🌡️ Temperature: Hardy to -30°F (Zone 4); requires 400–800 chill hours
• 🪴 Difficulty: Easy to moderate — annual pruning keeps it productive
• 🐾 Pet Safety: Apple seeds toxic to dogs; fruit flesh is safe
• ✂️ Pruning: Prune in late winter to maintain shape and encourage fruiting

Plant Specs

• Mature Size: 10–15 ft tall, 8–10 ft wide
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Bloom Time: Spring
• Harvest Time: Late October–November (late season)
• Pollinator: Requires a second apple variety for best yields
• Growing Zone: 4–9

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