Fuji-Auvil Early Fuji® Apple

Malus domestica 'Auvil Early Fuji®'

If you are a lover of the sweet Fuji apple, but live in the more northern, shorter season areas, Grandpa's Choice™ Auvil Early Fuji® is the best fuji variety for your backyard orchard. It has all the attributes of regular fuji, but harvests 5-6 WEEKS earlier, so by mid-September in most areas you can abe picking fully mature, beautiful red fuji.

Height 14-16 Feet

Spread 12-15 Feet

USDA Hardiness Zone 5-8

Malus domestica 'Auvil Early Fuji®' Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips Fuji apples bloom mid- to late season and can be pollinated by most other apple varieties. Fuji is tends to be a rather weeping, spreading tree with strong limbs. It has a biennial bearing habit, so on the "on" years where a large crop sets, you need to thin early and hard to reduce the crop load to a reasonable level, so that it will set enough fruit buds for a nice crop the next year.

A Little History about Fuji-Auvil Early Fuji® Apple Auvil Early Fuji™ was discovered by the late world famous, Washington state apple grower, Grady Auvil, who was a real pioneer in the fruit industry. Grandpa and Grady were of the same generation and had met over the years, and Grandpa always took wisdom from Grady's words and experience. Also known as Fuji 216 cultivar, it has only been available for about ten years.

Malus domestica 'Auvil Early Fuji®' Characteristics & Attributes

Bloom Character • Mid-season blooming • Pollinizer needed • Tends to biennial bear • Thin early for size	Fruit Characteristics • Large fruit	Growth Rate/Habit • Average vigor • Early to bear • Very productive • Spreading habit	Harvest Period • Mid-season • Mid-September
Other Attributes • Grandpa's Choice™ • Complex flavor • Very sweet • Keeps well	Site Requirements • Winter hardy • Full Sun	Skill Required • Average skill	Uses • High dessert quality • Cooking or baking • Good for pies