I have a Aztec Fuji and I have a Beni Shogun Fuji coming. This makes a early and late variety. Would there be any reason to get another variety of fuji or is the only difference in Fuji varieties ripening time?
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I don’t have a lot of experience with the various Fuji sports, but I can tell for sure that Early Fuji or September Fuji is a watered down, lousy version of the “original” Fuji which ripens late October (dates are for mid Atlantic; Delaware, NJ, PA), and which I love. I have also heard rave reviews of the Red Fuji sport, which personally I did not try.
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I’ve got red and regular fuji. Not much different other than ripening time. Red is a week or two earlier.
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Ahmad, sorry to hear that September Wonder Fuji is lousy by you. I hope in our northern Wisconsin climate it is fabulous, as mine should be about due to start producing in another year or two!
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You may find it ok to you, but compared to the late October Fuji (not sure if it is the original or not, but here orchards call it “Fuji” without other qualifying names), it has significantly lower flavor and sugar. I think both can be sourced from Adams County Nursery.
Last year I planted a “Fuji” from Cummins, I hope it is the real deal!
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I don’t see a fuji apple tree other than daybreak or Aztec fuji from Adams County nursery
I think Aztec is the latest ripening version. Fuji is a great tree here with little effort.
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Like many named fruits sold to consumers, Fuji has been re-propagated to produce early, mid, later, and late harvest varieties. This is a common strategy in agriculture to increase the fruit availability and also cater to niche growing environments. I don’t know if these more recent cultivars are better or worse than the original.
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I planted “Rising Sun” Fuji from Schlabach. It took me 4-5 years to find out that it is not a Rising Sun (early Fuji). Mine needs a long time to ripen. It must be a typical late Fuji. It does not fully ripen before frost arrives where I am, unfortunately.
I think @MikeC has the real Rising Sun.
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Sorry you received a regular Fuji. I really like the Rising Sun Fuji. I bought mine from Boyer Nursery on a EMLA9/M111 rootstock. Perfect size for me.
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Usually they are worse, just like movie sequels… I have no problem with that strategy as long as names are clearly differentiated, otherwise I would call that cheating!
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In a U.S. market where the fruit is sold they are legally all sold under the same name - which has been designated a “grade”.
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Fuji is very popular in China. There are many Fuji variations there, some of which are allegedly bud sports and some of which taste better to me than Fuji. They also have a lot of seedlings that have Fuji as a parent, some of which I think are also better than Fuji. Japan has some Fuji seedlings as well, one of which is among my favorite apples. You will occasionally see some of these Asian Fujis in west coast markets.
China or Japan also originated the Golden Fuji apple, which is allegedly a normal red Fuji that is bagged and grown for a month longer resulting in a yellow skin. There is a grower in the eastern US who grows them that way also.
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