Apple, Royal Gala
Malus domestica Royal Gala
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Maidn MM106 Br
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£24.95
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Plant Types & Availability - More information
Br = Bare Root Plant, Maidn = Maiden
Rootstock - MM106VAT is not chargeable on these plants.
A variation of Gala introduced in 1970s. Crisp, aromatically sweet, honeyed, well flavoured, juicy, thin skinned apples with pinkish-orange stripes over yellow. Reliable good heavy cropper, one of the most popular eating apples in the world. A cross between Cox’s and Golden Delicious. A New Zealand variety. Moderately vigorous, spreading habit producing spurs freely. The blossom attracts bees, and later any fallen fruit is eagerly consumed by thrushes and other similar birds. Bullfinches are, unfortunately, partial to the buds.
Pollinators
Apple, Royal Gala is in pollination group 2 (mid season), it is reasonably self-fertile but will fruit better with a pollinator. Choose a pollinator in group 1, 2 or 3, click here for a list of suitable apple trees. Crab apples such as Golden Hornet and John Downie also are good pollinators for all apples. In areas where there are many apple trees already growing it may not be necessary to plant an extra pollinator.
Apple, Royal Gala is available as:
Br = Bare Root Plant
Maiden - A maiden tree is a single stemmed tree which has not been trained so can be trained into whatever form you wish. It typically is between 1-2 metres tall and will have a few side shoots.
Bare-Root Plants
Bare-root plants are sold without a pot/soil around the roots. This is a more cost effective and environmentally friendly way of growing plants. To ensure the best plant health we do not store our plants in cold storage, but they are left in our field or plant beds until they are ready for packing or collection.
Items marked Br are bare rooted plants grown from cuttings and are typically 1-2 years old.
Availability
Bare rooted plants are only available when the plants are dormant (typically from late November to March).
If a plant is currently out of stock because it is out of season (for example, bare rooted plants in summer) or we have sold out but we are expecting more to be available you can pre-order the plant. We only charge credit/debit cards when an order is despatched, not when an order is placed.
Rootstocks
Rootstocks are used to restrict the vigour of fruit trees and allow a range to grow in a small space. They can also contribute to the disease resisting abilities of the plant.[from RHS - Update]
MM106 - A semi-dwarfing rootstock that is suitable for all forms except standards. Typically fruits after 3 or 4 years and requires staking for the first 5 years or tree is established. Tree spacing 6m (20ft). Spacing: 3.6 (12ft) with 4.5m (15ft) between the rows. Ultimate height as trained as bush: 3-4m (10-13ft) x 4m (13ft)
- Fruit Type
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Fruit TypeDessert/Eater
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- Pollination
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Pollination Group2 - Mid
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Self FertileNo
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Cross PollinatorYes
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- Season of Use
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MonthSeptember
October
November
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Season of UseLate September-December
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- Type/Rootstock
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Plant TypeMaiden
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RootstockMM106 (Semi-dwarfing)
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Type/RootstockMaiden, MM106, Bare Root
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- Awards
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AwardsRHS Award of Garden Merit
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- Native/Wildlife/Evergreen
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RHS Plants for PollinatorsYes
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