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Gala

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
The world's best-selling dessert apple: small, crisp, sweet and red-striped.
Also known as: Royal Gala Gruppe
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses5
🇳🇿 New Zealand 1934

Taste & characteristics

Taste

mildcrispjuicysweetaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Kidd's Orange Red x Golden Delicious
Breeder
J. H. Kidd
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Fruit weight
150 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Medium-small, firm fruit with yellow ground and bright orange-red stripes; sweet, juicy, mildly aromatic flesh.

Growth

Medium vigour, well branched, regular and early bearing.

Yield

High and reliable; tends to biennial bearing if overcropped, so thin.

Notes

Countless redder sports (Royal Gala, Gala Schniga, Buckeye Gala). Scab-prone.

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