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Malus JFS-KW5 ('Royal Raindrops®')

Royal Raindrops® Crabapple: Patent PP14375

An upright, spreading, disease resistant cultivar with deeply lobed, glossy, purple leaves taking on a medley of bronze, orange, and purple colours in the fall. The magenta-pink, single flowers yield tiny, maroon-red crabapples.

  • »  Upright, rounded to pyramidal growth habit
  • »  Crimson buds open to single deep pink flowers before the leaves emerge
  • »  Flowers are followed by small bright red crabapples
  • »  Cutleaf foliage emerges purple and maintains this colour through the summer
  • »  Foliage turns bronze and orange in the fall
  • »  Bloom Time: Spring

15gal
$258.00
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:6-7 m
  • Spread:4-5 m
  • Bloom Color: Pink (deep)
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
• Medium
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Fall Color
• Fragrant
• Fruit
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Spring
Habit
• Pyramidal
• Rounded
• Tree form
Foliage Color
• Purple
Landscape uses
• Rock garden
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Malus 'JFS-KW5'

Use as a specimen, in small groups or mixed with other cultivars. Crabapples have visual appeal in the spring with their abundance of showy flowers. Added appeal lies in the fall and winter with their colourful fruit that is attractive to birds.