apple are a major crop in the Pacific Northwest . They require a set amount of chill meter ( temperatures under 45 degrees Fahrenheit ) , but can also be grown in the home garden . The Pacific Northwest is in the main defined as the area from far northerly California to British Columbia in Canada . Apple trees expand in cool climate , should be planted in full sun and want regular water .

Fuji

make grow in Japan in 1962 , Fuji Malus pumila accounted for 14 pct of U.S. apple yield in 2009 , according to a Washington State University sketch titled " Overview of Tree Fruit Production in the Pacific Northwest United States of America and Southern British Columbia , Canada . " Fuji trees , which are a cross between Ralls Janet and Delicious , produce an oblong fruit with yellow - unripe tegument that has a crimson blush . Flesh is firm and crisp and has a sweet , but acid tone . Apples require up to 200 day to mature and should be ready to reap in recent October . These apples salt away well .

Golden Delicious

introduce in West Virginia in 1900 , Golden Delicious apple accounted for 16 percent of production in the Pacific Northwest in 2009 , according to the Washington State University bailiwick . The trees develop a marvellous , yellow orchard apple tree with a mild smack . Flesh is nipping , but risque . These apples do not stash away well and wound well . In the Pacific Northwest , Golden Delicious apple should be ready to glean from the middle of September through later October . The trees are ego - fertile .

Granny Smith

This distinctive green orchard apple tree is round and scrunch with undimmed green peel and lemonlike flesh . Granny Smith apples were introduced into the market place in 1850 in Australia , and account for 12 percent of Pacific Northwest orchard apple tree product in 2009 , according to the Washington State University study . These apples should be quick to harvest in late October and keep well .

Red Delicious

The most popular apple in the United States , Red Delicious apple accounted for 30 percent of product in the Pacific Northwest in 2009 , harmonise to the Washington State University study . Red Delicious apples accounted for as much as 65 percent of the craw in the 1980s . These apples are tall with deep cherry skin and white flesh streaked with red ink . The flavor is sweet . Red Delicious orchard apple tree should be ready for harvest home in late September .

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