Flash Gala
Poorer colour and instability have for years
hampered Royal Gala and its clones. This
figure could vary from 5% to 50%. The grower
who plants a Bigbucks tree will have a saleable
crop of FLASH GALA ™ apples every time. And,
as the tree can be picked in one go, it is much
more efficient than many other trees that
need to be picked two or three times as fruit
ripens and colours at different stages. We are
achieving near 90% FLASH GALA ™ packouts
which is almost unheard of,” says Nel.
Buks Nel
AgriKultuur |AgriCulture
According to Calla du Toit, chair of the
Bigbucks Growers Association and chair of
The Pink Lady Growers Association, this find
is the kind of reward that makes a lifetime of
walking orchards in search of the perfect fruit,
worthwhile. “Now, in Buks’ seventh decade, a
find such as FLASH GALA ™ is just reward for
a lifetime of passion for the fruit industry and
countless hours walking orchards in search of
the next big thing. In the fruit industry a find
like this is pretty much like discovering a new
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