Aurora Golden Gala is a cultivar

Cultivar

A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...

 of apple

Apple

The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...

 selected from a cross between the apples Splendour and 'Gala

Gala (apple)

Gala is a clonally propagated apple with a mild and sweet flavor. Gala apples ranked at number 2 in 2006 on the US Apple Association's list of most popular apples, after Red Delicious and before Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, and Fuji ....

' made at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre (PARC), Summerland, BC. It was named in 2003 in a nationwide "Name the Apple" contest.

Description

Aurora Golden Gala is a yellow dessert apple. It is harvested mid-season. 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.