Gala (apple) Gala (apple) Gala is a clonally propagated apple cultivar 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" (in order). The skin color of the fruit is non-uniform. Recently, The US Apple Association has projected that the Gala apple will become America's favorite apple. The "Granny Smith", "Fuji", and "Honeycrisp" apples are expected to rank third, fourth and fifth, respectively. Gala apples are vertically striped or mottled, overall orange in color. They are sweet,
Fuji Bamboo Garden Fuji Bamboo Garden The Fuji Bamboo Garden (富士竹類植物園 Fuji Chikurui Shokubutsuen?) is Japan’s only botanical garden specializing in bamboo. Fuji Bamboo Garden is located in Nagaizumi, which is part of Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture (southwest of Tokyo). The garden is located at the base of Mount Fuji, from where the garden's name originated. The garden occupies over 2 acres of land. Fuji Bamboo Garden is said to be the world’s largest collection of bamboo, holding more than 450 varieties of bamboo from all around the world. The garden contains approximately 100,000 bamboo plants. The types of bamboo in the garden range