Apple 'Gala' Malus domestica 'Gala' (D)

ABOUT
'Gala' is a medium- to late- season, dessert apple for picking in mid-autumn and storing to mid-winter. The skin is yellow, flushed and striped with red, and the juicy, cream flesh has a rich flavour. It has attractive pink and white blossom. Not self-fertile; in pollination group 4
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Gala'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
4-8 metres
Spread
4-8 metres
Hardiness zones
H6
Light
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune according to chosen training method. See apple pruning
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Flower borders and beds Wall-side Borders Cottage & Informal Garden City & Courtyard Gardens Patio & Container Plants
Propogation
Propagate by grafting in midwinter or chip budding in late summer on clonal rootstock for fruit. The rootstock will largely determine the vigour of the tree. Fruit grown from pips will not resemble the parent
Pests
May be affected by aphids including woolly aphid and rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars
Diseases
Average resistance to powdery mildews, prone to apple canker and apple scab. Apples are also susceptible to brown rot, honey fungus and blossom wilt