Keep an old Gala or cut it back and topwork it? Your Opinions Please

General Fruit Growing
1

I’ve got an old Tenroy Gala on M7. It produces a nice crop of thick skinned, small, sweet-bland, apples every year. Apples stay small no matter how hard it’s thinned and it’s the only tree in my orchard to get FB strikes yearly. Kids that I give this apple to love it, me, not so much.
Should I cut it back hard and top work it, replace it, or tolerate it. Opinions please.

1 Like
2

I share your opinion of Gala. It’s not what I consider worth much time, and if you have an opportunity to put it to better use you should! There are lots of better options out there.

4 Likes
3

Ditto.

1 Like
4

I’m not sure what you mean by top work. If M7 is fireblight free in your area, then I’d stump graft 3 of the same scions – otherwise I’d pull it.

1 Like