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October 2 - Fuji Apple Tips:

Good-quality Fuji apples will be firm with smooth and clean skin. The coloring is usually yellow-green with red highlights, but will sometimes have either a pinkish blush or be nearly all red. Test the firmness of the apple by holding it in the palm of your hand. (Do not push with your thumb). It should feel solid and heavy, not soft and light.

Avoid product with soft or dark spots. Also if the apple skin wrinkles when you rub your thumb across it, the apple has probably been in cold storage too long or has not been kept cool.

The Fuji apple is a late-season apple, often harvested in late September and October; but new Fuji strains are being developed that ripen two to three weeks earlier. When supply finally catches up with demand, you can expect Fuji to be available year-round.

OASIS has much more information on apples.

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