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An apple tree grown from seed will produce different apples to the parent tree, so to keep growing the same kind of apple, budwood from the desired tree is grafted onto rootstock. This results in a named apple “variety”. Great varieties do emerge by chance or "sport" (like the Braeburn), but more likely by careful cultivation.
New Zealand is a leader in producing world-famous apple varieties. We lay claim to Gala, Braeburn, Jazz, Pacific Rose, Envy and more. Greytown (where we live) is an epicentre of this.
A century ago James Hutton Kidd was an avid apple breeder with his 20-acre orchard just up the road. Using hand-pollination he developed Kidd's Orange Red and sold the propagation rights to Taranaki nursery Duncan & Davies for a hefty £2000. Encouraged by this he kept at it, crossing Kidd's Orange Red with Golden Delicious and in 1934 Gala was among the results. Gala remains huge worldwide, and more than 20 sports of Gala have received plant patents including the pinker-skinned Royal Gala.
New Zealand’s modern varieties are almost inevitably hybrids of Kidd’s work. An ENZA collaboration produced the Jazz in 1985 — a Royal Gala/Braeburn hybrid, and so it keeps on.
It feels right that we’re doing what we’re doing at Mela, with our own hybrid twist...
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| Address : | Mela Juice 112 Ahikouka Road, Ahikōuka 5794, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +8 |
| Postal code : | 5794 |
| Website : | http://www.mela.co.nz/ |
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Mela Royal Gala Jude was given to me as part of a gift and it’s beautiful to drink. Will definitely be getting more.
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