Everyone's Favorite Apple Variety Has Sweet Fruit & Easy Care
The Gala Apple tree is a long cherished apple variety that came about from crossing Kidd’s Orange Red Apple and Golden Delicious Apple. An easy growing and care free fruit tree, it is also self pollinating as an added bonus!
The home grown apples are blush red with a striped variation. The fruit is deliciously sweet flavored with a crisp tart bite that can’t be replicated in grocery store bought apples. The Gala Apple tree is in bloom in the early spring with a mid season harvest time during the month of October. The Gala apple tree flower color is white with green foliage.
With it being small and compact, the semi dwarf Gala Apple tree is perfect for small planting sites, fruit tree gardens, or even large containers. Your tree should start producing apples and bear fruit after 1-3 years. These great tasting apples are perfect for fresh eating right off the tree, baking apple pies, or stored on the counter or fridge for later use.
GALA APPLE TREE CARE
The Gala Apple tree hardiness zones are 5-9. It can grow in most regions of the United States. The chill hour requirement for the Gala is 500 hours. We have even heard success stories about this fruit tree growing in zone 4 and zone 10. The Gala produces the best fruit in full sun and well draining soil.
The dwarf Gala Apple tree size is up to 15-17 feet tall in tree height and 12-15 feet wide at full maturity. It is a self fertile apple tree but with other apple trees nearby to help cross pollinate it will provide greater yield and more fruit! The best varieties for cross pollination are Red Delicious or Granny Smith.
Gala Apple tree diseases may include apple scab, fire blight, or powdery mildew. The best way to avoid these issues is by establishing a regular watering schedule, applying a slow release fertilizer annually in early spring, and adding a thick 2 inch layer of mulch or organic matter at the base of the tree near the root system to help hold in moisture. Check out our blog on Apple Tree Diseases for more information.
You can prune your apple tree in winter or early spring to give the branches and fruit the best air circulation. You do not want the Gala tree’s limbs to be overcrowded so you can produce bushels of apples. Overcrowded trees may affect branches with fruit on them and promote fungal diseases or bacterial diseases discussed above. Eventually, this will affect fruit you will have to remove the infected branches and treat them with a fungicide. This is why it is so important to take pruning practices seriously starting when they are young trees.
Shop the Gala Apple tree for sale for a mild sweet tasting apple tree that is easy to grow at home.
*These trees do not ship bare root. They are rooted in soil in their nursery container.
Check out the Apple Tree Growing Guide for more information on growing and harvesting apples.
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Sunlight
Full Sun
Foliage Color
Green
Flower Color
White
Mature Width
10-15 ft
Mature Height
12-17 ft
Growing Zones 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

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Packaging problems. small box and I got it broken head parts. it's still not growing.
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Hi Xavier. While we appreciate the comments, we're sorry to hear what happened. Hope your Gala Apple Tree is thriving and any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Take care!
Beautiful and nice sized tree. Can't wait for it to grow
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Thank you for your 5-star rating, Thomas. Hope your Gala Apple Tree is growing beautifully and you're busy picking apples. Happy harvesting!
Strongly recommended, the trees are very good and the customer support are very prompt. I had to ask Bela many questions and she was super helpful
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Hi Kam! We always strive at providing the best customer experience and glad it shows. We're thrilled Bela was able to assist you with your Gala Apple Tree order. Hope you're busy picking apples!
I assume it is not a problem but the box the tree was shipped in was too short and the top 6-8 inches was sticking out and rubbed the limb bare. It appears to be regrowing?
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Hi Leroy! We appreciate your feedback regarding your Gala Apple Tree. Hope everything worked out and you're busy picking apples. All the best.
It loves our backyard. We just bought our place and it was all over grown. Apple tree loves the full sun light.
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Hi Laura! We're positive that your Gala Apple Tree loves your backyard too. We value you as a customer and I'm sure you'll be picking apples in no time. Take care!