USDA-NPGS
Royal Gala
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Brix
- 12.7 °Bx
- Titratable acidity
- 3.24 g/L
- Juice pH
- 3.80
source: GRIN
source: GRIN
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
firmcrispjuicy
Best Uses
fresh_eating
Lineage
Parents
Sport of (bud mutation)
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