Plant: Fuji - Apple Tree
Apple Tree · Malus domestica 'Fuji'
Size: 5 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
The Fuji apple is a dwarf cultivar of Malus domestica created in Japan in the 1930s from Red Delicious and the old Virginia Ralls Genet. It makes a dense, erect, rounded deciduous tree 8 to 15 feet tall and wide with simple green alternate leaves and fragrant, showy April flowers whose petals are pink on the back and white on the face. Round red fruit with some speckling ripens in mid-October; it is large, firm, crisp and sweet, excellent for fresh eating and equally good frozen, baked or cooked. Plant in full sun in moist, well drained loam rich in organic matter at neutral pH. Expect frequent disease and insect problems, notably scab, powdery mildew and aphids. The flowers attract bees, butterflies and pollinators.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 15 ft tall and 15 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-8
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
The Fuji apple is a dwarf cultivar of Malus domestica created in Japan in the 1930s from Red Delicious and the old Virginia Ralls Genet. It makes a dense, erect, rounded deciduous tree 8 to 15 feet tall and wide with simple green alternate leaves and fragrant, showy April flowers whose petals are pink on the back and white on the face. Round red fruit with some speckling ripens in mid-October; it is large, firm, crisp and sweet, excellent for fresh eating and equally good frozen, baked or cooked. Plant in full sun in moist, well drained loam rich in organic matter at neutral pH. Expect frequent disease and insect problems, notably scab, powdery mildew and aphids. The flowers attract bees, butterflies and pollinators.
- Flowers
- Pinkish petal backing with a white face; flowers bloom in April.
- Foliage
- Simple green alternate leaves.
- Fruit
- Round and red with some speckles, large and firm with a sweet, juicy taste, ripening in mid-October.
- Native range
- Japan
