Royal Gala

Measured Phenotype

Brix

12.7 °Bx

source: GRIN

Titratable acidity

3.24 g/L

source: GRIN

Juice pH

3.80

source: GRIN

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Royal Gala is a New Zealand mutation of Gala discovered in 1971 and introduced in 1974. It features yellow, firm, crisp, juicy flesh and ripens earlier than McIntosh, typically in late August in Missouri.

Flavor & Texture

Best Uses

Lineage

Origin & History

Origin type

sport mutation

Disease Resistance

Fire blight

moderately resistant

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS

PI 651008

UK National Fruit Collection

6285

Wikidata

Q41781176

US plant patent

PP4121(expired)

granted 1977-10-04 · expires 1997-10-04