Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- MAY-lus
- Description
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Royal Raindrops Crabapple is a disease-resistant cultivar with a dense rounded canopy. It comes from Malus transitoria 'Schmidtcutleaf' and is an open-pollinated seedling. It is tolerant of clay soils, air pollution and drought once established. Use it a specimen tree, street tree, or planted in small groups. U.S. Plant Patent PP14,375 was issued on December 16, 2003.
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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.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Erect
- Rounded
- Spreading
- Maintenance:
- Low
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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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
