A yellow Gala sport with a delicious and mild flavor. Also known as McLoughlin Gala.
The Blondee™ tree behaves much like its parent, Gala. It responds well to thinning and pruning, and it shares Gala’s susceptibility to fireblight. It is likely that it has also inherited susceptibility to scab, powdery mildew, and cedar-apple rust. It ripens a few days before Gala.
An early, attractively yellow apple that will keep well in storage for two-three months, Blondee™ was discovered as a chance sport of Gala. It ripens early and it has crisp, white flesh with a mild, low-acid flavor. Tasters find hints of melon, green banana, and honey. Blondee™ is a great apple for the home orchard or for U-pick operations, where it will provide an appealing, sweet treat that the kids will love.
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory: Cold-Hardy, Hot-Climate
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, baking
Storage duration: one to three months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: yellow
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Gala sport
Origin: Portsmouth, Ohio
Introduced in: 1998
Introduced by: Tom and Bob McLaughlin
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 – 8
Chill hours: 500
Ripening date: Aug 25 (approximate, in New York State) 21 days before McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
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Rootstock: G.11 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (25% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8′
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
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Fireblight: Very Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
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Bloom group: 4
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (25% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Blondee™ Apple on G.11. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
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|---|---|
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| CrimsonCrisp™ Apple on G.11 | 139 |
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| Crimson® Topaz CV. Apple on G.11 | 107 |
| Newtown Pippin Apple on G.11 | 102 |
| Fuji Apple on G.11 | 42 |
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