Fuji Fubrax

Fuji Fubrax

Apple tree named ‘Fuji Fubrax’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 16, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18761, the photograph of Fuji Fubrax printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18761, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

Abstract

The present invention relates to a variety of an apple tree obtained by branch mutation and by selection of the variety Fuji. The present invention variety exhibits an appropriate distinguishability, homogeneity, uniformity, and stability. The vigor of the tree is strong. The tree type is ramified. The habit of the apple tree is drooping. The pubescence on an upper half of a shoot is weak or similar to the pubescence in Golden Delicious. The thickness as measured by the diameter at the center is medium or similar to the thickness in Jonagold for a dormant one year old shoot. The number of lenticels is many for one year old dormant shoot. The color of an unopened flower is light pink in a balloon stage. The surface of the fruit is colored dark ruby red with a large number of small yellowish dots. Frequently the dots are disposed on curved lines with each line counting from about 4 to 8 dots.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. New and distinct variety of a ‘Fuji’ apple tree substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18761 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

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