Fuji (apple)
The Fuji apple (Japanese: リンゴふじ, Hepburn: ringo Fuji, or simply ふじ, fuji) is an apple cultivar developed by growers at the Tōhoku Research Station of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (農林省園芸試験場東北支場, Nōrinshō engei shikenjō Tōhoku-shijō) in Fujisaki, Aomori, Japan, in the late 1930s, and brought to market in 1962. It originated as a cross between two American apple varieties—the Red Delicious and old Virginia Ralls Janet (sometimes cited as "Rawls Jennet") apples. According to the US Apple Association website it is one of the nine most popular apple cultivars in the United States. Its name is derived from the first part of the town where it was developed: Fujisaki.
| Malus pumila, Fuji | |
|---|---|
Fuji on a tree | |
| Genus | Malus |
| Species | M. pumila |
| Hybrid parentage | Red Delicious × Ralls Janet |
| Cultivar | Fuji |
| Origin | Fujisaki, Aomori (1930s) |
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