Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Potted Gala Original Apple

Available only for pick-up at nursery.

History: Gala apples are one of several varieties created by J.H. Kidd in New Zealand as part of his project to cross Cox's Orange Pippin with American varieties in the 1930s. He definitely succeeded with the Gala apple which has since become one of the most popular apple varieties worldwide and a mainstay in grocery stores. 

Why We Grow It: This apple earned its popularity with its amazing flavour, especially when eaten fresh off the tree. Although many sports with a deeper red colour have been introduced and marketed as Gala, they often come at a compromise to flavour so we offer you the original Gala with full sweet crunchiness.

      $80.00

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      Fruit Traits:

      Recommended Use: Fresh eating, cooking

      Fruit Size: Medium

      Storage: Keeps until March when stored in cold storage

      Harvest: October - Early

      Tree Traits:

      Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

      Soil Preferance: Sandy loam, loam, clay loam. Prefers average to moist conditions, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring. Generally quite adaptable to different soil conditions.

      Flowering Time: Middle

      Pollination Requirements: Partially self-pollinating, this variety will produce some fruit without an apple tree of a different variety but will produce more and better fruit if one is present

      Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

      General Growth Habit: Spur-bearing, moderately vigorous and precocious, has good crops but tends to crop biennially. Susceptible to scab, canker, and bitter pit, and very susceptible to mildew and fireblight, but resistant to cedar rust.

      Reminder: Potted plants are available for pick-up only!

      Potted plants vary in size and age, but we typically pot berries and smaller seedlings in 1-3 gal pots and larger grafted trees in 5-16 gal pots.

      • 1g pots - 1-3ft tall
      • 2g or 3g pots - 1.5-3ft tall
      • 5g pots - 3-7ft tall
      • 8g pots - 4-7ft tall
      • 16g pots - 6-8ft tall

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