Malus domestica Seeds | Red Fuji Apple Tree
LATIN NAME: Malus domestica
COMMON NAME: Red Fuji Apple
Plant Profile
Malus domestica, better known as Red Fuji Apple, is a tree in the rose family. The red Fuji apple reddens spreading, deciduous fruit tree with oval, toothed leaves and clusters of white-pink, five-petalled flowers that open through mid-spring, firm, round, red-flushed apples following and ripening through autumn, fruit reddening through the harvest. Crown spreads wide and tree grows steadily, and it likes sun, and deep, rich, well-drained soil. In combination, these characteristics make a persuasive case for growing it.
Science & Biotechnology
Botanists studying the rose family regularly include Malus domestica in comparative work, and the species also appears in horticultural trials aimed at gardeners and growers. Sweet, crisp fruit of the red Fuji apple gives it a recognised place in research on temperate fruit trees of rose family, and domestica forms appear in studies of fruit sugar and pigment chemistry. It retains a following among breeders and collectors, which keeps seed stocks in circulation.
Uses & Benefits
Red Fuji Apple brings genuine presence to the garden and earns its keep across the growing season. In home orchard, the red Fuji apple reddens autumn branches with firm fruit. Apples serve table, baking and cider for generations, blossom feeds bees, and tree gives shade and the harvest. It thrives in deep, rich, well-drained, sunny ground. After the first season it asks for very little beyond a place that suits it.
The apple is the original functional fruit, its pectin, quercetin and polyphenols linked in studies to heart and gut health; the old advice about an apple a day has aged remarkably well.
Growing from Seed
Raising Red Fuji Apple from seed is straightforward. Broadcast the seed thinly over a fine, free-draining compost, sieve a little more compost on top, and water with a fine rose. Transplant the sturdiest seedlings to their permanent spots and let them develop without disturbance.
Our Take
Red Fuji Apple repays a little patience at sowing time with plenty of garden presence later.
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