Royal Raindrops® Flowering Crab

Categories: Ornamental Trees, Plants, Trees

Royal Raindrops® Flowering Crab (Malus ‘JFS-KW5’)Bright pinkish red flowers combine with deep purple cutleaf foliage to present a stunning crabtree; excellent upright form, branching and density; demonstrates great resistance to the common diseases

This is a persistent fruiting crabapple, which means that the small fruit stays on the branches throughout the winter and does not drop to the ground.

Persistent fruiting flowering crabs are a great option if you are looking for a low mess, ornamental tree with excellent spring color.

Tag: spring bloom

Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:

20 feet

Average Landscape Width:

15 feet

Growth Rate:

medium

Genus:

Malus

Cultivar:

JFS-KW5

Flower Color:

rose

Flower Period:

in mid spring

Summer Foliage Color:

dark purple

Fall Color:

scarlet

Minimum Light:

full sun

Maximum Light:

full sun

Minimum Moisture:

average

Maximum Moisture:

moist

Plant Form:

upright spreading

Canopy:

low

Pruning:

late winter pruning

Pollution Tolerance:

high

Other Species Names:

Roseybloom, Crabapple

Branching:

decurrent

Flower Fragrance:

high

Ornamental Features

Royal Raindrops® Flowering Crab is covered in stunning clusters of fragrant rose flowers along the branches in mid spring before the leaves. It has attractive deep purple deciduous foliage. The deeply cut lobed leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding scarlet in the fall. The fruits are showy red pomes carried in abundance from early to late fall.

Landscape Attributes

Royal Raindrops® Flowering Crab is a deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

Planting & Growing

Royal Raindrops® Flowering Crab will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 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 tree 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.

Royal Raindrops® Flowering Crab

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

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Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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