Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Malus

  Family:

  Roseacae

  Life Cycle:

  Woody

  Wildlife Value:

  Birds are attracted to the fruits and butterflies to the flowers.

  Dimensions:

  Height: 15 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 12 ft. 0 in. - 16 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Tree

  Habit/Form:

  Dense

  Erect

  Rounded

  Spreading

  Maintenance:

  Low

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Soil Texture:

  Clay

  Loam (Silt)

  Sand

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Red/Burgundy

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Summer

  Winter

  Fruit Type:

  Pome

  Fruit Width:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Description:

  Maroon crabapples (pomes) 1/4" diameter mature in late summer and persist into winter providing food for birds.

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Pink

  Flower Value To Gardener:

  Showy

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Spring

  Flower Petals:

  4-5 petals/rays

  Flower Description:

  Magenta pink single flowers with 5 petals appear in April

• Leaves:

  Leaf Color:

  Purple/Lavender

  Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

  Orange

  Red/Burgundy

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Leaf Margin:

  Entire

  Lobed

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Description:

  Lobed purple leaves, young leaves have entire margins. Orange-red fall color.

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Small Space

  Landscape Theme:

  Pollinator Garden

  Winter Garden

  Design Feature:

  Accent

  Flowering Tree

  Small groups

  Small Tree

  Specimen

  Street Tree

  Attracts:

  Butterflies

  Songbirds

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Diseases

  Drought

  Pollution