[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”] Calvert Brothers was among the first Tasmanian orchards to plant Fuji in the late 1980s. The industry was looking for a way to diversify after many years of producing predominantly Red Delicious. “We planted Nagafu, which was going to be the answer to everyone’s problems,” recalled Scott Price, manager of Calvert Brothers’ Rookwood Orchard at Ranelagh in the Huon Valley. But in Tasmania’s relatively humid climate, the variety developed a huge amount of russet, Price said. […]
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