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Apple ‘Gala’

Original price was: £54.99.Current price is: £38.49.

SKU: D2FPD 1699874998 Categories: Apples, Fruit, Plants Tag: WAITROSE

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Position: full sun
Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
Rate of growth: average
Ultimate size on MM106 rootstock: 4 x 3m
Flowering period: April to May
Hardiness: fully hardy
Pollination group: this apple belongs to pollination group 4 (flowering very late)
This much-loved variety is a staple on the supermarket shelves, but its sweet and juicy apples are so much tastier (and usually larger) when they are home-grown. A mid- to late-season apple with a yellow skin, flushed and striped with red, the juicy, cream flesh has a rich flavour, which makes them delicious when eaten straight from the tree, or when used for juicing. It has attractive pink and white blossom, though is not self-fertile so will require a partner from pollination group 4 such as ‘Laxton’s Superb’, ‘Lord Derby’ or ‘Golden Delicious’.
Garden care: Keep the base of the tree weed free, fertilise at the beginning of each year and water regularly during hot, dry spells. The main prune should be done in the winter as long as it isn’t frosty or freezing. Take out the 3D’s (dead, dying and diseased wood) and create an open shape. Then reduce the leaders back by a third. Aim to create an airy structure without any crisscrossing branches. Summer prune in August by shortening any side shoots (or laterals) which are longer than 20cm back to three leaves. This will allow the sun to ripen the fruit and encourage more fruit buds. Make sure that the growth you’re cutting away feels firm to the touch.
Pollination information: This apple belongs to pollination group 4, so you will need to plant one other different variety of apple to guarantee cross-pollination, and a subsequent bumper crop. Ideally this should come from the same pollination group, however it is possible to use one from group 3 as well.