Huimin Short-Branch Red Fuji Apples

Huimin Short-Branch Red Fuji Apples

　　The Huimin Short-Branch Red Fuji apple is a new short-branch variety of Red Fuji apples cultivated in 1988, officially named Hui Fu No. 1. This variety features a compact tree size, suitability for high-density planting, easy management, early fruiting, high yield, and significant economic benefits.

　　The Huimin Short-Branch Red Fuji apple is a new short-branch variety of Red Fuji apples cultivated in 1988, officially named Hui Fu No. 1. This variety features a compact tree size, suitability for high-density planting, easy management, early fruiting, high yield, and significant economic benefits. Generally, flowers appear in the second year after planting, fruiting begins in the third year, and full production is achieved by the fourth year, with an average yield of up to 2,348.9 kilograms per mu—3.5 times that of ordinary Red Fuji apples. The fruits are large, well-colored, and of superior quality, with an average single fruit weight of 202.5 grams and a maximum single fruit weight exceeding 500 grams. The fruits are fully red, bright and attractive, with pale yellow flesh that is crisp, fine-grained, and juicy. The soluble solids content is as high as 16% or more. The fruits ripen in late October and store exceptionally well, with even better results if harvested slightly later. This variety has strong adaptability. Large-scale cultivation across 13 provinces and municipalities nationwide has demonstrated that it can be developed in all suitable apple-growing regions of China.

　　In 1991, the Shandong Provincial Science and Technology Commission launched a province-wide trial planting project, and Huimin County was designated by the provincial forestry department as a base for breeding high-quality apple varieties. The Ministry of Forestry designated the Huimin Short-Branch Red Fuji as a key national variety to be promoted during the Eighth Five-Year Plan period. By 1994, Huimin County had bred over 160 million high-quality short-branch Red Fuji seedlings, which were promoted to 13 provinces and regions across the country, covering a planting area of more than 3 million mu. The scale and speed of its promotion ranked first among all apple varieties nationwide. In 1996, the Huimin Short-Branch Red Fuji apple won an Outstanding Achievement Award at the National Agricultural Science and Technology Achievements Exhibition and a Gold Award at the Provincial Famous, Special, and High-Quality Fruit Evaluation Conference.