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Encyclopedia > Gala (apple)
Gala apples

Gala is a cultivar of apple, with a mild and sweet flavor. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1063x1010, 142 KB) Malus Gala 2005-09-17, Büdingen Source: selbst fotografiert by Sven Teschke File links The following pages link to this file: Gala (apple) ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1063x1010, 142 KB) Malus Gala 2005-09-17, Büdingen Source: selbst fotografiert by Sven Teschke File links The following pages link to this file: Gala (apple) ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ... This article is about the satellite APPLE. For the fruit apple, see Apple. ...

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Appearance and flavour

Gala apples are small and are usually red with a portion being greenish or yellow-green, vertically striped. Gala apples are fairly resistant to bruising and are sweet, grainy, with a mild flavour and a thinner skin than most apples. They are also considered to be a very soft eating apple due to their lack of crispiness, well-suited for denture wearers. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Categories: Stub | Dentistry ...


History

Gala apples were developed in New Zealand in the 1920s by orchardist J.H. Kidd. They are a cross between a Golden Delicious and a Kidd's Orange Red. Many sorts of Gala have been selected, mostly for increased red colour, including the popular Royal Gala. The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... The Golden Delicious is a cultivar of apple with a yellow color. ...


Season

Gala apples are grown from September through June, but like most apples are available almost all year through the use of cold storage and controlled atmosphere storage. Australian Gala are available from late January. California fruit is available until October. Tim Wright is a British musician most famous for his work in video game soundtracks such as Wipeout. ... A controlled atmosphere is an agricultural storage method. ...


Royal Gala cultivar

Royal Gala is a cultivar resulting from a sport of the Gala apple in the 1970s. It is a pink-red dessert apple and is therefore usually eaten fresh. Royal Galas are usually harvested in early to late February.


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