Gala apple

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You have likely eaten Gala apples purchased from a grocery store, which will generally have varying degrees of quality – some a little tasteless, or mealy. Don’t let that dissuade you from growing your own Gala! Its flavour is very good when eaten freshly picked. Mature Galas are a deep red colour, and ripen in September. Disease resistance: susceptible to scab, cedar apple rust, and fire blight. Parentage: Golden Delicious x Kidd’s Orange Red (itself a cross of Cox’s Orange Pippin x Red Delicious). Developed in New Zealand by apple breeder James Hutton Kidd. References: Cox's Orange Pippin. Specialty Produce. University of Missouri: Apple Cultivars and Their Uses. Image 1: Fulkerson Farms. Image 2: Benjamint444. Show more