Fruit, Apple Gala

A very popular red apple with a distinctive yellow blush, superb flavor for fresh eating. Needs a second pollinator. Gala produces large scarlet round fruit with a yellow blush and creamy white flesh which are usually ready for picking from late summer to mid fall. The apples have a sweet taste and a juicy texture. They're used for fresh eating, baking and sauces. It features showy clusters of lightly-scented white flowers with shell pink overtones along the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds. It has forest green foliage throughout the season. The pointy leaves turn yellow in fall. This is a high maintenance plant that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed.