Q: I would like a Gala apple tree to match my two Anna apple trees. They are about 12 feet apart. How far from them can I plant the Gala tree, and will there be a problem with cross-pollination or ...

Q: My ‘Gala' apple tree has not produced any fruit in two years. I purchased another ‘Gala' so it could cross pollinate, but I have not had any luck. — J.B., Houston A: It could be a matter ...

Here are two apple trees that flourish in most of the U.S., and that are great choices for beginners. Gala trees produce red apples that are sweet, crisp, and fast to mature. Unlike other ...

Q: I came back from vacation and my Gala apple tree branch was dead. The tree also has some black spotting under the bark. I’m hoping it’s not damaged from fire blight. A: It looks like an ...

If you plant a seed from a Gala apple, the chances are one in a hundred (or less) that the fruit produced from the tree that grows will be sweet. As Henry David Thoreau remarked, such seedling ...

Here, we break down some of those desirable features—like disease resistance and ripening time—and provide expert insights on the very best apple trees you can grow at home. Gala apple trees ...

And while all apples can be enjoyed right off the tree, some are favorites for eating and others for cooking or processing. In 2018, Gala apples became the most-produced variety in the U.S ...

For a few years, I’ve had designs on installing a pair of heirloom apple trees outside my apartment in St. Paul, Minn. (If I wanted to munch a Gala, I could buy it at Costco.) The Italianate ...

As such, a branch from one Gala apple tree is used to make another Gala apple tree, and a branch from the new Gala tree can propagate future generations of Gala trees, Peck said. Gala apple tree ...

Roughly 44% of Michigan’s apple trees are either Galas or Honeycrisps – yet despite their dominance, the state is known for its variety of apple types. Michigan had nearly 15 million apple ...

and Fuji for the parent of the red apple. His first cross was a Dwarf McIntosh with a Gala. That produced the grandparent trees in 1991, which they called Compact Gala Macs. These in turn were ...