Malus Domestica Fuji Apple Tree
Tried and Trusted Japanese Apple Variety from 1939
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Plant shape: Full standard
Trunk height: 1.6-1.8 m
Trunk girth: 8-10 cm
Rootball - supplied without a pot
Plant ID: 14986 100
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Malus Domestica Fuji is a deciduous apple tree with sweet, crisp red apples that crop heavily in October. This is a small to medium-sized fruit tree that’s perfect for kitchen gardens and urban townhouse spaces.
Malus Domestica Fuji, often called just Apple Fuji, is a cross between two very popular eating apples Delicious and Ralls Janet. Apple Fuji was bred in Japan in 1939 and it’s still one of the main varieties grown there today. It might have started life in Japan, but it’s popular across the world for its crisp and firm but sweet and juicy red apples.
Fragrant white apple blossom emerges from blush pink buds in spring alongside ovate grey-green leaves. In autumn, its foliage turns rich shades of yellow-orange and falls for winter. Apple Fuji’s fruit develops from tiny green spheres into attractive medium-sized orange-red flushed apples. The fruit is not only sweet straight from the tree, but it also stores for a year due to its firm skin.
Height and Spread of Malus Domestica Fuji
Malus domestica 'Fuji' reaches five metres in height and spread after 10-15 years.
How Hardy is Malus Domestica Fuji
It’s a hardy apple tree that copes well with sub-zero winters but needs well-drained soil and full sun in a sheltered spot to fruit.
How To Use Malus Domestica Fuji
Because it doesn’t grow too large, Apple Fuji is a good choice for small to medium-sized gardens. It suits kitchen gardens, mixed borders, mini orchards, and helps block out neighbours from spring to autumn.
Its blossom attracts pollinators and if you are not keen on apples, blackbirds and thrushes will happily eat them over the winter months.
How To Care for Malus Domestica Fuji
Apple Fuji grows best in fertile and loamy well-drained soil. It needs full sun to fruit and shelter from strong winds that scatter its blossom.
It’s self-sterile, so requires a pollinating partner nearby to set the fruit. Good options include Cox’s Orange Pippin or Granny Smith.
Once planted, be sure to water it frequently so it can set down roots, and keep watering it until you see new growth.
Apple Fuji is pruned in its dormant winter season to encourage heavy cropping. Remove broken, diseased or crossed branches first and cut the remaining branches back to an outward-facing bud to form a goblet-shaped crown.
In spring, apply a thick layer of well-rotted organic matter to boost nutrients, trap moisture, and cut down weed competition.
