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Aurora Golden Gala

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Aurora Golden Gala
GenusMalus
SpeciesM. domestica
Hybrid parentageSplendour x Gala
CultivarAurora Golden Gala
OriginCanada

Aurora Golden Gala is a cultivar of apple selected from a cross between the apples Splendour and 'Gala' made at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre (PARC), Summerland, BC.[1] It was named in 2003 in a nationwide "Name the Apple" contest.[2]

Description

Aurora Golden Gala is a yellow dessert apple. It is harvested mid-season.[3] Fruit is medium in size, is very crisp, juicy, aromatic, sweet, and it stores well.

Currently Aurora Golden Gala is only available in Canada and the United States.

References

  1. ^ http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/treefrt/product/aurora.htm
  2. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2003/10/06/apple_aurora031006.html
  3. ^ http://picocorp.com/SV_apple_aurora
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