Wonderful dessert apple from New Zealand. Crisp, nice blend of sweetness and tartness, rich flavor. Skin reddish orange over yellow. Early harvest. Good pollenizer for other varieties. Adapted to cold- and warm-winter climates. Chilling requirement less than 500 hours.
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Gala Apple
Gala Apple
a.k.a. Original Gala

- Estimated Chilling Requirement
less than 500 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
4 - 9 - Pollination
Self-fruitful.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
midseason to late midseason - Harvest Season within fruit type
early - Harvest Dates
August 10 to August 27(approximate for Hickman, CA)

HOME GARDEN/RETAIL NURSERY CATALOG
WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2020-21 planting season, Gala is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
M-111 (semi-dwarf/semi-standard, 80-90% of standard size)
M-7 (semi-dwarf, 2/3 of standard size)
Apple seedling (standard)
Geneva 935 (1/3 of standard size)