Grow delicious early-season apples with the Santiam Red Gala Apple Tree, a live bare root tree ready for planting. This improved Gala-type apple, selected by Santiam Nursery from open-pollinated Royal Gala seeds, offers excellent disease resistance, reliable productivity, and sweet, flavorful fruit. The apples develop attractive red coloration with crisp, juicy flesh ideal for fresh eating, snacks, salads, and desserts.

Grafted on M7 rootstock, this semi-dwarf tree reaches a mature height of 12–18 feet, making it suitable for backyard orchards, edible landscapes, and home gardens. It thrives in full sun with well-draining fertile soil and moderate watering during establishment. The Santiam Red Gala Apple Tree is hardy in USDA zones 5–8 and benefits from nearby apple varieties for pollination.

Included:
• 1 live Santiam Red Gala Apple Tree
• Shipped bare root
• Rootstock: M7
• Healthy, dormant fruit tree
• Disease-resistant early ripening variety
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information:
Common Name: Santiam Red Gala Apple
Botanical Name: Malus domestica ‘Santiam Red Gala’
Plant Type: Deciduous fruit tree
Growth Stage: Young grafted tree
Sun Requirements: Full sun preferred (6–8 hours daily)
Soil: Well-draining fertile soil
Watering: Moderate; water regularly during establishment
Mature Height: 12–18 feet on M7 rootstock
Growth Rate: Moderate
USDA Zones: 5–8
Harvest Season: Early season
Pollination: Benefits from another apple variety nearby
Container Friendly: Yes, with pruning and proper care

Care Tip: Plant in full sun for optimal fruit sweetness and color. Annual pruning improves airflow, maintains healthy structure, and supports strong fruit production.

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.