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  • January 15th 2010 Issue
  • Story by Melissa Hansen
  • Early Fujis kick-start the season

    Although Fuji is the top variety being planted, sales of Early Fuji trees have dropped off.

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] It’s been said that when Grady Auvil discovered an early Fuji sport in his orchard in 1993, the tree fruit pioneer predicted it would “revolutionize” the Fuji market. More than 20 years later, early strains are helping to jumpstart the Fuji market, but they haven’t replaced standard Fujis. The Auvil Early Fuji, patented in 1997, was not the first early strain. Two earlier strains had been discovered in Japan, and one U.S. discovery was made in […]

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