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["Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>]

Stephen Sadler, Ph.D.
USDA 9, AHS heat zone 8, 
Sacramento CA - Mediterranean climate

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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Olenio
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 5:52 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: [NAFEX] Fuji
But Tom, don't think of folks like us who seek out fine-tasting and rarer
fruit.  When Fujis came along the grocery store apple choices were Red
Delicious, Golden Delicious, tart green Pippin, McIntosh and maybe Rome -
but many markets only carried those first three.  Suddenly there were Fujis,
a sweet, crisp, firm, juicy, dessert apple right there in the supermarkets.


I think the Fuji you got may have been past its prime, or just not a good
one.  Dave Wilson Nursery scores apples in their regular fruit tastings, and
the Red Fuji has the all-time high score.  I've had some really outstanding
ones, much more often than not, with good sweetness, spice, and crispness;
but also had some disappointments, as I have with any variety.

Hello all,

What is all the fuss over Fuji apples?  I broke down and tried one  
yesterday, and the first thing that came to mind was Red Delicious.  It  
had overtones of the "powdery" flavor I associate with Red Delicious.   
Fuji is very juicy, but the flavor is nothing special.  It must have great  
cost of production values.

Fuji parentage: Red Delicious and Ralls Janet

Later,
Tom
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