Gala Apple tree
Owner: wrussellayres@Yahoo.Com
Location: Fort Valley, GA, United States
Age: | Planted in about |
Rootstock: | Standard, non dwarfing rootstock |
Soil: | Loam |
Climate at this location: | Hot, humid summers. Mild winters |
Pruning: | Maintain central leader form |
Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
Cropping: | Heavy crops |
Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
Herbicides: | Not sure |
Pesticides: | Chemical treatments |
Local pests: | Plum curculio, stink bugs, june bugs |
Owner's comments
Has been a heavy, consistent producer of medium sized apples at my location in middle Georgia in the Southeastern U.S. Most will have about a 75 % red blush over a golden background. There is always a few that do not develop much red blush at all, though. Blooms profusely, sets a heavy crop every year. It must be thinned hard to produce fruit of acceptable size. Susceptible to fire blight, but in two attacks out of the 10 years of the tree's life, the blight has only affected flowers and maybe the top 2 inches on scattered branches across the tree. The taste has a little tang to it making that perfect to me.Season records for this tree
2011
Spring blossom: 29 March
Harvest: 1st week August2010
Spring blossom: 14 April
Harvest: 2nd week August
Full crop, nice fruit2009
Spring blossom: 20 April
Harvest: 2nd week August
near full crop, size a little smaller than normal