Apple Tree Gala 5 Gallon

Gala Apple
Malus 'Gala'

Height:  20 feet

Spread:  20 feet

Sunlight:  full sun

Hardiness Zone:  5b

Description:

A very popular red apple with a distinctive yellow blush, superb flavor for fresh eating; eating apples are high maintenance and need a second pollinator; the perfect combination of accent and fruit tree, needs well-drained soil and full sun

Edible Qualities

Gala Apple is a small tree that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces large scarlet round apples (which are botanically known as 'pomes') with a yellow blush and creamy white flesh which are usually ready for picking from late summer to mid fall. The apples have a sweet taste and a juicy texture.

The apples are most often used in the following ways:

Fresh Eating
Baking
Sauces
Features & Attributes

Gala Apple features showy clusters of lightly-scented white flowers with shell pink overtones along the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds. It has forest green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy scarlet apples with a yellow blush, which are carried in abundance from late summer to mid fall.  or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This tree will require regular care and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed.

Gala Apple will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more. This variety requires a different selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit.

This tree is typically grown in a designated area of the yard because of its mature size and spread. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.