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Sun, Nov 18, 12 at 0:27
| I'm looking for information about the new red Fuji strains. I have Myra Red and have found it to be the best tasting Fuji I have tried. It colors better than standard Fuji however it is not as attractive as some other strains. I also have Aztec Fuji which colors up almost like a Red Delicious. However, it is not as sweet as Myra or standard Fuji. Also have a Coe Fuji - very attractive fruit, but a little less sugar than Myra. Has anyone tried Banning Red Fuji? I hear it is larger than a regular and has good color. How does the flavor compare with the other Fuji strains. I also have a Daybreak and Auvil Early Fuji. Auvil is a very good fruit and beautiful, but not as firm or sweet as Myra. I haven't harvested any Daybreak yet. Anyone tried these? Any other comments/ information would be appreciated. I live in Walla Walla, Washington. |
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RE: New Red Fuji strains
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| That's good to hear about Myra. I have a tree I'm hoping will come into fruit this year. |
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| And good luck finding anyone on this forum with more information than you just provided. Just one tree devoted to Fuji is more than I need but now I want to shift it to Myra. |
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| I'm out of room for apples, too, sadly, but I will say my BC 2 Red Fuji produced its first small crop this year, along with my regular Fuji. Both were excellent, but the Red Fuji was probably one of the best apples off the tree I've ever eaten. I was so excited to get such an outstanding apple. I like my apples sweet, but not grossly sweet. The apples were large, crisp, extremely juicy (dripping down the chin juicy) nice and sweet but has a nice complex taste. I did leave them on the tree until last week, they just didn't look quite ready until then. Glad I did. They were perfect. Really looking forward to more next year. I will say, my Golden Dorsett wasn't half bad, as an early season apple, now that I have this to use as the benchmark for the rest of my apples. I have some Pink Lady still to pick, so I'll be interested in seeing how they are this year, as well. All are the first season for my young trees, so I except this to be their worst season. Very happy with my choices so far. Patty S. |
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| Has anyone tried growing (or tasting for that matter) Beni Shogun Fuji? I know it is one recommended for our area and I'm wondering if it is a quality keeper. |
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| David, where did you find the Myra Fuji? Patty S. |
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| I got my Myra Fujis 10 years ago from C and O Nursery in Wenatchee, Washington. I don't see them listed in their new catalogs. You might give them a call and see if they still carry them. Recently they've been promoting their own strains "September Wonder" and "Top Export". I've grown both and didn't care for them. They also have "Aztec" which is being promoted for its dark red color, but as I said it doesn't have as much flavor as regular Fuji. I guess the nurseries are doing the same thing with Fujis as they did with Red Delicious - less flavor, more color. If you can't find Myra, I'd suggest you give Banning Red a try. I've been hearing that it has 14 - 16 brix - same as a regular Fuji - and it has even more color than Myra - and it is larger than a regular Fuji. The have some at Van Wells Nursery in Wenatchee. Unfortunately they only have them on M-111. Fujis are too vigorous for that rootstock and they'll produce tons of wood and leaves, but few fruits. And they won't bear every year. You need a dwarf rootstock for good Fuji production. |
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| Fuji will eventually produce just fine on 111 in my experience if you have some space, although here they tend to be pretty bienniel on any free standing root stock. It is important to remove oversized branches during the training process (more than a third diameter of trunk a point of attachment) when Fuji is grown on vigorous root stock. This will speed productivity a great deal. Of course, proper training of all apple trees on vigorous rootstocks is a dying art form. |
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| I got my Myra from Cummins. |
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| Thanks, ltilton. I didn't find it in the 2013 catalog, but I've sent them an email. Patty S. |
RE: New Red Fuji strains
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| Oh, David, didn't see your response. I'll send C&O an email as well. My Red Fuji is on M111, not sure what my regular Fuji is on. My Red Fuji was just planted this last bare root season and I got 6 apples. I keep them very small. Was surprised to get any fruits this year, but happy to get anything from either Fuji, and my oh my, were they both exceptional. Patty S. |
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| My Myra from Cummins is on Bud 9, but I don't recall what other choices there were. |
RE: New Red Fuji strains
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| I see that Adams County Nursery in PA has the Brak Fuji strain. It is larger, sweeter, and more attractive than the regular Fuji. I just ordered 3 trees from them on M9. |
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