severally envelop apple hanging on a tree are a familiar mickle in the Nipponese countryside during the spill . Prized as much for beauty as for taste , a single apple in pristine stipulation can fetch as much as 1,400 hankering ( $ 17 ) at an upscale marketplace in Tokyo . More than one-half of Nipponese Malus pumila make out from Aomori in northern Japan . Japanese farmers and researchers have create over 20 change , include the best - trade Fuji apple .
Fuji
The Fuji apple was developed in Aomori prefecture and was introduced to the United Staes in the 1980s . It is a cross between the Red Delicious and Ralls Janet , which are both American strains . Fuji apples are red and can grow very large . They have a crispy texture and a sweet taste that hit them one of the public ’s favourite apples . The harvest time season for Fuji apple stretch through former September into October , and they keep well in pretty nerveless temperature . Although Japan is a major agriculturist , it shares the title for top grower with Washington State .
Mutsu
Like the Fuji , the Mutsu orchard apple tree originate at a inquiry station in Aomori prefecture in the 1930s . It is derived from the Golden Delicious but is greener in vividness and big . Mutsu , also known as Crispin , apples are cherubic enough to be love for dessert yet tangy enough for cooking . They ripen in the late capitulation and keep for over three months . Mutsu apples are suitable for lovesome climates and are as probable to be grown in southern parts of Japan as in the north . They have a temperate susceptibleness to corrode , blight and fungus .
Akane
The Akane mental strain is also a production of cross - breeding by research worker in Aomori Prefecture in the 1930s , combining the English mixture Worcester Pearmain with the classic American inheritance variety Jonathan . These apple can be a deep solid red or red streaked with leafy vegetable . They have a sharp-worded odorous taste , make them a good dessert apple , but they do not keep well and must be consumed presently after they are harvested in early autumn . The Akane Malus pumila is one of the parent of the Cybele Malus pumila , developed in France in the 1990s .
Other Varieties
Like the Mutsu , the Shizuka apple claims the parentage of the Golden Delicious , and the two variety are very alike . Shizuka is the smaller variety , and it ripen about a week to begin with than the Mutsu . It has a softer hide and does not store as well . The Yataka Fuji was mutated from the Fuji apple in 1989 , and a further mutation yield the Daybreak Fuji . It has most of the characteristics of a Fuji apple , including color , taste and texture , but ripens much to begin with , providing growers an opportunity to market Fujis early .
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