Apple Tree Rooted Cutting – Malus domestica Live Bare Root | 12 Inches Tall | Pollinator & Rootstock Apple Tree | Orchard Starter Plant

Start your orchard or grafting project with this rooted apple tree cutting, a young bare-root apple plant grown from cuttings and shipped dormant for easy transplanting. These trees are clones of seed-grown pollinator/rootstock trees and are excellent for orchard pollination, rootstock for grafting, or growing crabapples for cooking and juicing.

In spring, these trees produce beautiful white and pink blossoms that attract pollinators, followed by small crabapple fruits that can be used for baking, preserves, or juice. Apple trees grown from rooted cuttings establish quickly and can become hardy landscape trees when properly cared for.

These young trees are one season old and pruned to about 12 inches for safe shipping, making them ideal starter plants for orchard growers, gardeners, or hobby grafters. You will receive a healthy dormant tree similar in size and condition to the one shown in listing photos.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 rooted apple tree cutting (bare root)
✔️ Height: approximately 12 inches (pruned for shipping)
✔️ One-season-old young tree
✔️ Dormant bare-root plant
✔️ Carefully packaged for safe delivery

🌼 Growing Information
Common Name: Apple Tree Rootstock / Pollinator Tree
Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Plant Type: Deciduous fruit tree
Growth Stage: Rooted cutting (young sapling)

Sun Requirements: Full sun (6–8 hours daily)
Soil: Well-draining fertile soil, adaptable to many soil types
Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist while establishing
Mature Height: 18–20 feet (smaller with pruning)
Growth Rate: Moderate

Bloom Season: Spring (white and pink blossoms)
Fruit Type: Crabapples suitable for cooking or juicing
USDA Zones: 4–9
Container Friendly: Possible while young, best planted in ground

💡 Care Tip:
Plant your bare-root apple cutting in well-draining soil and full sun. Water deeply after planting and keep soil moist during the first growing season to help establish strong roots.