Apple ‘Gala’

This much-loved variety is a staple on the supermarket shelves, but its sweet and juicy apples are so much tastier (and usually larger) when they are home-grown. A mid- to late-season apple with a yellow skin, flushed and striped with red, the juicy, cream flesh has a rich flavour, which makes them delicious when eaten straight from the tree, or when used for juicing. It has attractive pink and white blossom, though is not self-fertile so will require a partner from pollination group 4 such as ‘Laxton’s Superb’, ‘Lord Derby’ or ‘Golden Delicious’.