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Gala

One of the most popular supermarket apple varieties.  The sweet flavour of ripe Gala apples eaten straight from the tree is quite a surprise compared to supermarket examples.

Gala is probably the easiest of the supermarket apples to grow in the UK garden, but it is not without problems.  Whilst it grows well and crops reliably, growing Gala successfully means becoming familiar with one of the main fungal diseases of apples, scab!

Gala apple trees for sale (2010/2011 season)

Deliver to mainland UKDelivery to the mainland UK (price includes delivery)

Mature heightSupplied as*Delivery
period		Price
inc. delivery		Quantity
Small (1.8m - 2.5m)1-year - Bare-root - M9 rootstockNov-March£29.00
Small (1.8m - 2.5m)1-year - Bare-root - M9 rootstock
Gala Mondial		Nov-March£29.00
Large (2.5m - 4.5m)2-year - 12L container - MM106 rootstockSept-April£36.00

Product formats | Bare-root or Container-grown | Delivery | Rootstocks

All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

*Delivery period: Container-grown trees will be delivered from September 2010. Bare-root trees will be delivered from mid-November 2010. You can order now and your items will be reserved for you, but you will not be asked to pay until nearer the time of delivery.



Uses

  • Flavour quality - Average
  • Flavour style - Sweeter
  • Good for eating fresh
  • Good for juice
  • Picking season - Late
  • Use / keeping - 3 months or more
    Flavour fades in storage but remains sweet

Growing

  • Cropping - Good
  • Fertility - Self-sterile
  • Flowering group - 4
  • Gardening skill - Average
  • Disease resistance - Poor
    Very susceptible to scab
  • Vigour - Vigourous

Climate

Pollination partners for Gala

Gala is in flowering group 4. It is self-sterile and needs a pollination partner nearby. The following varieties will pollinate Gala:

Important: advice about pollination


Horticultural characteristics of Gala apple trees

Gala is primarily a warm-climate apple, widely grown in South Africa, Chile, New Zealand, and France.  It can be grown successfully in the south, central, and east of the UK, and crops well.

The main problem is that Gala is rather prone to scab  - you will have to be prepared to spray, or take a chance.  Scab appears as dark brown or black patches and affects both leaves and fruit, but it varies from year to year.  Symptoms are normally visible from early summer onwards.  You can reduce the risk of infection by scrupulously clearing up leaf litter in the autumn, as the fungal spores over-winter on the ground.  Whilst scab reduces yields and affects appearance, lightly-affected fruit can still be used for domestic purposes.

Historical details

Developed from Kidd's Orange Red x Golden Delicious.





Example trees as supplied (container-grown only)

This is an illustration of what our products look like as delivered. Please remember that trees are natural products, so this information is for general guidance only. The trees at this stage are 1-2 years old, and will get larger as they grow older, the likely mature heights are indicated in the ordering section above. The trees you receive may differ in some respects from those shown here, for some of the following reasons:

  • Many of these photos were taken in early autumn - trees delivered during winter will not have leaves.
  • There can be a considerable size variation between different varieties of the same species.
  • Some varieties naturally "feather" or produce many side branches at an early age. Others may not feather at all.
  • In some cases we may have to "tip" the tops of trees to fit in our delivery cartons. Please do not be alarmed, as this will be carried out immediately prior to despatch, and is actually good practice when planting a new tree.

For comparison purposes the model in our photos is 5ft 6" / 1m 68cm tall. Click any of the images to view a larger one.




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2-year pre-trained apple tree in a 12L container on M27 rootstock
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2-year pre-trained apple tree in a 12L container on M26 rootstock
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2-year pre-trained apple tree in a 12L container on MM106 rootstock
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1-year apple tree in a 3L container on M9 rootstock
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Cordon apple tree in a 12L container on M9 rootstock