Mutant Cultivars
Many sports (mutant cultivars) of the Fuji apple have been recognized and propagated. In addition to those that have remained unpatented, twenty had received US plant patents by August, 2008:
Date | "Inventor" | Marketed as | Mutated From | Assignee | Habit | Pattern | Earlier | Color | Plant Patent Number |
Aug 29, 1989 | Hiraragi | Yataka | Fuji | Makoto Okada | standard | stripe | 1 Month | - |
US plant patent 7001 |
Oct 6, 1992 | Yahagi | Heisei Fuji, Beni Shogun9645 | Yataka7001 | Nakajima Tenkoen | standard | solid | no | dark red |
US plant patent 7997 |
Nov 17, 1992 | Cooper | T.A.C.#114 | Redsport Type 2 | T.A.C. | spur | stripe | 10–14 days | more brilliant red, 80—90% |
US plant patent 8032 |
Sep 26, 1995 | Fukuda | Tensei | Fuji | Fukushima Tenkoen | standard, larger | stripe | no | same |
US plant patent 9298 |
Apr 16, 1996 | Lynd | Fuji-Spike | Fuji | Lynd | spur | stripe | 0–5 days | same |
US plant patent 9508 |
Sep 24, 1996 | Van Leuven | Myra | unknown red strain | C & O | standard | blush w/ subtle stripe | 1 week | bright pink |
US plant patent 9645 |
Dec 9, 1997 | Auvil | Fuji 216 | T.A.C.#1148032 | Auvil | standard | blush | 5–21 days | brighter red, 90—100% |
US plant patent 10141 |
Mar 24, 1998 | Coopr & Perkins | Fuji Compact T.A.C. #114 | T.A.C.#1148032 | T.A.C. | spur | same | same | same |
US plant patent 10291 |
Jan 25, 2000 | Van Leuven | Fiero | Yataka7001 | C & O | standard | indistinct stripe | 7–10 days | more intense blush |
US plant patent 11193 |
Sep 18, 2001 | Snyder | Snyder | BC 2 | Snyder | semi-spur | heavy stripe | same | same |
US plant patent 12098 |
Nov 27, 2001 | Torres | Triple E | BC 2 | - | standard | 85—100% blush | 10–14 days | solid red |
US plant patent 12219 |
Apr 16, 2002 | Rankin | Rankin Red | Yakata7001 | Twin Springs Fruit Farm | standard | 70—90% blush | 5 days | more intense |
US plant patent 12551 |
Nov. 11, 2003 | Teague | Irene | BC 2 | - | standard | solid | 60 days | yellow |
US plant patent 14299 |
Oct 26, 2004 | Braun | Brak | Fuji | Kiku | standard | striped | earlier | ruby red |
US plant patent 15261 |
Feb 21, 2006 | Clevenger | Fugachee | Fuji | - | standard | 70—90% blush | 14 days before Fiero | - |
US plant patent 16270 |
Jun 6, 2006 | Banning | Banning Red | Desert Rose Fuji | Banning | standard | stripe | - | redder |
US plant patent 16624 |
Aug 14, 2007 | Lee, Edwards, Delugar | CABp | Nagafu 6 | CABp 4 | standard | stripe | - | "superior" |
US plant patent 17914 |
Sep 11, 2007 | Eppich | Eppich 2 | T.A.C. #1148032 | - | standard | blush with light stripe | unclear | yellow and red |
US plant patent 18004 |
Apr 29, 2008 | Braun | Fuji Fubrax | Fuji | Kiku SRL | standard | dark ruby red stripes and blush | late | green-yellow |
US plant patent 18761 |
Jul 29, 2008 | Leis, Mazzola | Fujiko | Nagafu 12 | Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti | standard | diffused | - | more intense red |
US plant patent 19054 |
Unpatented Fuji mutants include:
- BC 2
- Desert Rose Fuji
- Nagafu 2
- Nagafu 6
- Nagafu 12
- Redsport Type 1
- Redsport Type 2
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