ROYAL RAINDROPS® CRABAPPLE

Malus 'JFS-KW5' (PP 14375)

Popular for its pink flowers, reddish summer foliage, orange fall color, and minimal mess.

  • Mature Size: 20’ Tall x 15’ Wide

    Annual Growth: 12-24”

    Specific Maintenance: Remove any suckers from base of tree in early summer.

    General Maintenance: Regular watering, Structural Pruning (every 5-10 yrs), Annual balanced fertilizer (May-June, slow-release), Protect from deer.

    (Photos 1, 3, 5, 6, & 8: Courtesy of J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.)

  • Benefits:

    Fragrant light pink flowers, persistent (clean) fruit, reddish summer foliage, moderate growth rate, orange fall color, great cold-hardiness, wind tolerant, drought tolerant, no major disease or pest concerns, soil adaptable. Tiny fruit hangs all winter (birds love it), and shrivels up before dropping dry in Spring.

    Drawbacks:

    Remove shoots at base of trunk in June. If evidence of fireblight appears (dead shoots in July), prune out affected area.

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