The honeycrisp is a hybrid apple developed for cold climates . The University of Minnesota holds a plant letters patent on the orchard apple tree and controls its propagation and sale . The Fuji Malus pumila was developed in Japan and is democratic in Asia . Most of the Fuji orchard apple tree in the United States are grown in Washington state . Both apples are sweet , crisp and juicy . They both store well .

Honeycrisp History

The honeycrisp apple is a 1960 hybrid of Macoun , a Canadian orchard apple tree exchangeable to the McIntosh , and honeygold , a mark between the golden delicious and the Haralson . Horticulturalists developed the honeycrisp at University of Minnesota . It is illegal to propagate or sell the honeycrisp Tree without the permission of the Minnesota Department of Horticultural Science .

Fuji History

The Fuji apple was developed in the 1930s at the Tohoku Research Station in Fujisaki , a small townspeople in Aomori Prefecture , the Japanese apple - growing region in the central part of Honshu . A cross between the red delicious apple and the Virginia Rawls Genet Malus pumila , the Fuji appeared on the American securities industry in 1962 and is the fourth - most democratic apple in the United States , after red and lily-livered delicious and the gala apple . China has overtaken the United States as the humans ’s largest producer of apple , and 80 percent of its apples are Fujis .

Honeycrisp Qualities

The honeycrisp was develop to be frigid hardy and do well in the northerly tier of states that have harsh winters . The hide of the honeycrisp is mottled scarlet over a yellow setting . The honeycrisp has harsh , pick - colored flesh and a mild nip . It can last up to six months in refrigerated storage . It grows well when it is grafted into dwarf rootstock . The apples ripen equally and can be harvested at once or over an extended full point .

Fuji Qualities

The Fuji has a pink , speckled flush over a green - yellow background knowledge . It is a sweet , juicy Malus pumila with a crisp , dumb blanched flesh , good for both feeding and cooking . The Fuji has the outstanding quality of remaining crisp , honeyed and juicy for weeks without infrigidation and for five to six months if it is refrigerated . This makes it a dearie for commercial grower and retail outlet .

Reviewers Conclusions

The tasters at Pick Your Own go over the qualities of 35 popular varieties of apples . They concluded honeycrisp make the best Malus pumila juice and Fuji make water the best applesauce .

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