Initial is an early/mid-season disease-resistant variety from France, related to Gala.
USDA identification images for Initial
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Visitor reviews
- 16 Mar 2019 MO, United StatesThis tree is at the North East corner of my orchard. It has grown quickly. It is leaning and I have a plastic chair propped under a limb to keep it straight. It is 6 years old and 15 feet tall. The Japanese beetles attacked it moderately last year. Will try jalapino pepper spray this year on my trees. It has big red apples.
Tree register
New Zealand
- Giles in HAMILTON, WAIKATO
- Robert Mcbride in Tapanui, OTAGO
- Sue Foot in Christchurch,
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Gala x Redfree
- Originates from: France
- Introduced: 1980
- Developed by: Lespinasse, NRA Angers
Identification
- Country of origin: France
Using
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Eating fresh
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Poor
- Ploidy: Triploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Precocity: Precocious
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Initial:
United States
Georgia
- Freedom Farms - Apple & Peach Orchard, Chatsworth
Indiana
- Harker Family Farms & Orchard, Waldron
Virginia
- Sweet Rose Farm, Blue Grass