Apple tree named ‘Banning Gala’

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2001-09-25

2003-04-29

Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)

Plants

Fruit

Apple

Plant Patent

active

PP013753

ABSTRACT:

LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE PLANT CLAIMED
Malus domestica.
VARIETY DENOMINATION
‘Banning Gala’
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION—DISCOVERY AND ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION OF THE TREE
The new variety, denominated ‘Banning Gala’, was discovered by Robert Banning in 1997 on a four-year old tree at his orchard at 4000 Grant Road, East Wenatchee, Wash. The tree having the limb mutation was found in a cultivated block of ‘Imperial Gala’ (not patented). The discovery was made at thinning time, and even at this pre-harvest stage, the fruit of the mutated limb was distinctly higher in red color than fruit on other, adjacent limbs on the original tree and on any other tree in the block.
Buds from the original limb were taken in 1998 and budded to 110 ‘Malling 26’ rootstocks. Other trees on ‘Malling 9’ rootstock were top worked to the new strain the same year. In August 1999, approximately 700 trees were budded on ‘Malling 26’, ‘Malling 7’ and ‘Malling 9’ rootstock (third generation). Approximately 25% of the 110 trees budded in 1998 and bore fruit in 1999, with the fruit on all fruiting trees being identical to that of the original single limb mutation from the ‘Imperial Gala’ parent, thereby establishing the stability of the new variety.
SUMMARY OF THE TREE
The new variety has been compared to the parent tree, ‘Imperial Gala’, and to other ‘Gala’ strains as indicated below. These comparisons are from the 1999 and 2000 harvest. The data in Table 1 below was obtained from samples of the strains grown in three orchards within 10 miles of East Wenatchee, Wash., at the same elevation and growing conditions. Data on number of pickings expected are from grower testimony.
TABLE 1
Comparison of Gala strains/1
%
U.S. Plant
Red
No.
Variety/Strain
Pat. No.
Color
Color Pattern
Picks
‘Banning Gala’
—
90
broad dark red strip, red blush
1
‘Imperial Gala’
—
50
strong variable-width stripe
3
‘Royal Gala’
4121
50
strong variable-width stripe
3
‘Scarlet Gala’
6172
75
weak broad stripe, pink-red
2
blush
‘Crimson Gala’
8673
85
weak narrow stripe, bright
2
pink-red blush
‘Pacific Gala’
9681
80
weak narrow stripe, bright
2
pink-red blush
‘Gale Gala’
10114
100
narrow stripe, strong blush
1
‘Buckeye Gala’
10840
100
narrow stripe, strong blush
1


REFERENCES:
patent: PP4121 (1977-10-01), Ten Hove
patent: PP6172 (1988-05-01), Creech
patent: PP8673 (1994-04-01), Waliser
patent: PP9861 (1997-04-01), Moore et al.
patent: PP10114 (1997-11-01), Gale
patent: PP10840 (1999-03-01), Simmons et al.

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