Varieties & Strains

Apple

The king of Himalayan orchards. Apple is the primary commercial fruit across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir.

King Gala

History & Origin: A selected sport derived from the classic Gala family, isolated in Western Europe to merge the coloring speed of solid blushes with traditional fruit finish. Q...

History & Origin: A selected sport derived from the classic Gala family, isolated in Western Europe to merge the coloring speed of solid blushes with traditional fruit finish. Qualities & Sizing: Produces an exceptionally bright, intense red blush covering almost the entire fruit surface with minimal striping. It yields a very uniform, medium-sized pack-out profile across diverse rootstocks (such as M9 and M111). Climate & Color Stability: Offers moderate-to-high color stability. It has a lower reversion rate than Gale Gala, but like most bright-red blushes, it requires targeted summer pruning to prevent monsoon canopy shading from blocking the UV light required to finish the color.

Altitude Range

Relative to other Apple varieties

1,000 ft 4,000 ft to 7,000 ft 9,000 ft

Chilling Hours

Relative to other Apple varieties

500
hours
200 1,000

Ideal Temperature

Relative to other Apple varieties

-4°C -2°C to 30°C 35°C

Days to Maturity

128d
100d 180d

Flowering

Early

Harvest Window

Early August to early september

Rain Tolerance

Medium

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Storage Life

Good

Storage Duration

1mo 4mo 10mo

Market Demand

Medium

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