GALAVAL P.V.R.

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Availability (unless sold in the meantime)

	Season 2024/2025	Season 2025/2026
Trees	Geneva® G11	M9 EMLA
Trees	Unavailable	M9 Pajam®1 Lancep
Graftwood / Budwood	√	√

General information

Origin : Sport of Galaxy, France
Breeder : Mr. Richard
Licence holder : Dalival / IFO
Picking date : 1 month before Golden Delicious
Fruit size : 65/80
Uses : interesting sport of Gala for areas where the conditions for colour are difficult, such as Southern Europe. Lower picking costs. Better grade-outs

Tree description

Blossom date : mid season (as for Golden Delicious)
Pollinator : Cox, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Idared or any other diploid variety with the same blossom date. Malus Golden Gem, Malus INRA Baugene®
Vigour : average
Time till first cropping / yields : rapid / good yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning : low susceptibility to alternate bearing / difficult thinning
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : susceptible to scab and canker

Fruit description

Fruit description : intensive red colour with stripes; excellent colour level (redder than Buckeye® Gala Simmons)
Flesh / taste : crisp, juicy and sweet
Storage potential : December in cold store, from March to June in CA storage, depending on production areas and storage technologies

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