Grow delicious homegrown apples with the Apple Babe Dwarf Apple Tree, shipped bare root and ready for planting. This compact and productive apple variety produces crisp, sweet red apples with smooth glossy skin and excellent flavor, suitable for warmer inland climates. The heavy-bearing dwarf tree is ideal for small yards, backyard orchards, patios, and edible landscapes, reaching a manageable mature height of 8–10 feet while producing abundant harvests. Apple Babe ripens in August and requires a pollinizer such as Garden Delicious or another apple variety.

Included:
1 live Apple Babe dwarf apple tree
Height: approximately 32–36 inches tall
Shipped bare root
Rootstock: M111
Healthy, dormant tree
Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information:
Botanical Name: Malus domestica ‘Apple Babe’
Plant Type: Deciduous fruit tree
Growth Stage: Young grafted tree
Sun Requirements: Full sun (6–8 hours daily)
Soil: Well-draining fertile soil
Watering: Moderate, regular watering during establishment
Mature Height: 8–10 feet
Growth Rate: Moderate
USDA Zones: 4–8
Ripening Time: August
Chill Hours: Approximately 700 hours
Pollination: Requires pollinizer
Container Friendly: Yes, with pruning and proper care

Care Tip: Soak bare roots in water for several hours before planting. Choose a sunny location for optimal fruit production and sweetness. Regular pruning maintains compact shape and encourages healthy harvests.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.