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| Grand Gala clearly came out a big winner. Both with the same sweetness, crispy, Juicy, but the Grand Gala almost twice as big. Tony |
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| If that difference is really all due to variety, then the bigger apple probably isn't really a Gala sport but another similar apple. |
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| FN, Grand Gala is a larger version of Stark Royal Gala apple. Tony |
Here is a link that might be useful: Grand Gala apple
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| Interesting apple. Darn, guess I need to find space for 1 more tree. |
Here is a link that might be useful: grand gala
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- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 8, 13 at 7:29
| Yes, but does it taste like a Gala? In the northeast I don't find this apple any more distinctive than Red Delicious. I'm guessing it's a better apple elsewhere because it doesn't get dissed the way RD does. Sure is a grower friendly tree. |
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| I don't consider large size a virtue in itself. If the Purdue site is right and it has other virtues such as crispness, very well. |
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| "In the northeast I don't find this apple any more distinctive than Red Delicious." I can't stand the Galas sold in stores. They've soured me so much on the flavor I refuse to plant a Gala. Maybe home-grown Galas are much better than store-bought, but I'll probably never plant one to know for sure. Store bought Fuji, Pink Lady, and Honeycrisp are much better. I don't grow any of them except Fuji, which has been in the ground at least 5 years and hasn't fruited yet. |
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