Latin Name: Malus 'JFS-KW5'
Height: 18 - 20 feet
Spread: 10 - 15 feet
Sunlight: Full Sun
Bloom Time: April
Hardiness Zone: 4-8
Description:
Bright pinkish red flowers combine with deep purple cut-leaf foliage to present a stunning Crabapple. Royal Raindrops has excellent upright form, branching and density. It demonstrates great resistance to the common diseases of fireblight, apple rust, and apple scab. Fall color is a stunning orange-red, and small, red berry-sized apples persist into the winter with little droppage. Both the flowers and the fruit can be cut and used in various floral arrangements.
Attracts: Bees; Butterflies; Birds
Other Names: Flowering Crabapple; Roseybloom