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  • July 2006 Issue

    • Kiku

    Acreage is not limited, but fruit must meet quality standards to qualify for the Kiku brand name.

    During a trip to Japan in 1990, Luis Braun, a grower in Italy’s South Tyrol district, discovered a branch in a Fuji orchard with apples that had attractive coloring and a particularly pleasant taste. He and his sons Jurgen and Thomas developed the sport Columbia Fruit Packers of Wenatchee, Washington, is partnering with the European company Kiku, Ltd., to produce and market Kiku, a branded Fuji apple. Under the partnership, Columbia Fruit Packers has exclusive rights to pack and sell Kiku-brand apples in North America, using the same quality standards and logo as European partners. Kiku is a strain of […]

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    Geraldine Warner
    Geraldine Warner was the editor of Good Fruit Grower from 1992-2015. During her tenure, she planned and prepared editorial content, wrote for the magazine, and managed the editorial team. Read her stories: Story Index
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