GALA MUST

PLACE OF BREEDING:

New Zealand

ORIGIN:

red mutant of the Gala cultivar

GROWTH:

medium, wide conical crown of average density, with a strong structure, easy to form

POLLINATORS:

Alwa, Delbard Jubile, Discovery, Elise, Elstar, Fiesta, Gloster, Golden Delicious, Golden Gem, Golden Hornet, Idared, Jester, Koksa Pomarańczowa, Paulared, Szampion

POLLINATED CULTIVARS:

Alwa, Ariwa, Arlet, Beni Shogun, Braeburn, Delbard Jubile, Elise, Elstar, Enterprise, Fiesta, Florina, Freedom, Gloster, Golden Delicious, Honeygold, Jester, Jonagold, Ligol, Lodel, Lobo, Mutsu, Rubinette

HARVEST MATURITY:

second/third decade of September

STORAGE:

cold store: 5-6 months, CA cold store: 6-7 months

RESISTANCE TO FROST:

medium

SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISEASES:

scab – medium, powdery mildew – low, fire blight – medium, bark and wood diseases – medium, anthracnose – high, grey mould – high Szampion

FRUIT:

medium-sized, round-conical in shape, sometimes slightly wider in the part next to the calyx; smooth, slightly shiny, greenish-yellow skin, the whole fruit covered by very attractive blurred blush.