Autumn Gala™ PP# 12842ORDER NOW  Available on the following rootstock(s) EMLA 26 - View Info EMLA 7 - View Info
Description The first late season Gala selection to be introduced. Autumn Gala was selected from a limb sport of Kidd's D-8 Gala by Harry Black at his Catoctin Mountain Orchard, Thurmont, MD. This is truly a late season Gala maturing four weeks after other Galas are harvested. Fruit is typical Gala quality, very firm, with color slightly improved as compared to Kidd's D-8 cultivar. Autumn Gala provides the opportunity to extend the Gala harvest to late September and early October. Royalty Fee $1.25 Characteristics Bloom: Mid Season Maturity Date: October 4 Fruit Color: Red/Orange over Yellow Rating (1-9) 9 being the best. Size: 6 Keeping Qualities: 7 Resistance to Fire Blight: 5 Resistance to Apple Scab: 6 Pollination Information Autumn Gala blooms in mid-season and will pollinate all other early blooming apple varieties, varieties blooming in the middle of the season, and also varieties blooming late in the season.
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