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Gala Apple Tree

Top-Quality Snacking Apple

(2 customer reviews)

Developed in New Zealand - a great-tasting import. Gala Apple trees have big, shapely fruits have red-orange streaks over a golden background, crisp white flesh, tangy-sweet flavor. Ripens in September.

Now you can grow delicious, full-size apples no matter how small your garden! Imagine picking 1/2 bushel or more apples from each of your Li’l-BIG trees just a few years after planting them in the ground! If you have limited space or simply want a little tree with big benefits,
Li'l-BIG is for you. Reaching 6 ft. tall at the most and producing half a bushel of fruit, Li'l-BIG are a snap to spray, prune and harvest compared to standard size trees.

Zones: 4-8.

Product Details

Zones: 4 - 8 (-20° F.)
Height: 20 feet
Spacing: 25 feet
Depth: plant at the same depth as in the nursery
Spread: 22 feet
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Pollinator: Another midseason blooming apple, partially self fruitful
Yield: 6-12 bushels
Color: Light pink to white
Foliage: Dark Green Leathery
Blooms: Mid Spring
Fruit: Gold background with red-orange striping

Comments: Flesh is very crisp, firm, juicy, dense, aromatic, subacid. Vigorous tree must be heavily thinned for proper fruit size. Is a good pollinator. Apples store well up to 2 months. Developed in New Zealand (introduced to U.S. in 1965), excellent quality, good keeper, very popular with growers and consumers. U.S. plant patent # 3637. Hardy where temps do not go above 100 degrees F. for long. Very susceptible to fireblight. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: APPLE TREES ARE GRAFTED. MIX GENEROUS AMOUNTS OF ORGANIC MATERIAL 15-18 INCHES INTO SOIL BEFORE PLANTING. SEEDS ARE A GOOD INDICATOR OF RIPENESS, WHITE IF FRUIT IS IMMATURE & BROWN WHEN FRUIT IS RIPE. FRUIT SHOULD PART FROM THE STEM EASILY AS WELL. IF STORING OVER WINTER, SELECT BURISE & BLEMISH FREE FRUIT. WATER TREES DEEPLY IN HOT,DRY,WINDY WEATHER. AFTER 1ST YEAR, FERTILIZE W/ 12-12-12; 1 LB. PER TREE. FEED IN EARLY SPRING BEFORE NEW GROWTH STARTS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOT OVER FERTILIZE; AVOID HIGH NITROGEN FERTILIZERS. USPP = UNITED STATES PLANT PATENT; PRI = VARIETIES WHICH ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR DISEASE RESISTANCE.
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- Monday, December 03, 2007
HARDY!
Reviewed By: James ( , West KY)
These standard Gala trees are extremely hardy,they looked like sticks when they arrived last spring. It's now late fall with temps in mid 20's and these hardy trees have grown up and out I would bet 2 FT and still have their leaves.WOW!

- Monday, January 15, 2007
Gonzo
Reviewed By: Steve (CDA, ID)
Pear like flavor an apple without any sour flavor. Site states "tangy-sweet" I would disagree this apple is a rare un-tangy apple. Much closer to Vanilla pear here in the north west. Quite firm at harvest and does well stored in a basement. Rich, mellow and low acid at harvest, mellowing further to pear like in storage. Very good to excellent flavor which is best.

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