Potted Gala Original Apple

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, cooking

Fruit Size: Medium

Storage: Keeps until March when stored in cold storage

Harvest: October - Early

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

Soil Preference: 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

Bloom Colour: White

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 Habits:

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.

Primocane or Floricane (if applicable):

Thorns:

Potted plants are only available for pick-up at the nursery. They unfortunately cannot be shipped due to the size and weight of the pots.

You are welcome to order potted plants ahead of time online or stop in at the nursery to purchase them! Our hours vary seasonally so we recommend checking our posted hours ahead of time (see the bottom of the webpage or our Google hours).

The sizes of potted plants varies by species and variety, but we have some approximate size ranges based on pot size (all heights include the pot):

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

Please note that some plants may fall outside these ranges. If you are curious about the size of a specific kind of plant, call or email us and we're happy to give you a more accurate size range!