Potential for growing ‘Fuji’ apple in Hokkaido under climate change

With its cold climate, Hokkaido grows early- to middle-maturing cultivars of apple. ‘Fuji’, a late-maturing cultivar, is the most popular apple in Japan, but it not grown Hokkaido. Warming due climate change could make suitable for growing ‘Fuji’. We estimated lower temperature limit ‘Fuji’ from annual and seasonal （April October） mean temperatures collected as mesh data orchards Hirosaki city 1982 1991. The coastal region western predicted become by about 2050 under MIROC5 RCP8.5 RCP2.6 scenarios, inland RCP8.5. It will be necessary select appropriate each cropping on basis anticipated future Greenhouse Gas emission trends or conditions.