#CRABAPPLE ROYAL RAINDROPS FULL#

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.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.Fruit: Fruit Color: Red/Burgundy Display/Harvest Time: Fall Summer Winter Fruit Type: Pome Fruit Width:

#CRABAPPLE ROYAL RAINDROPS FULL#

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: 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a вЂRoyal RaindropsвЂ™ CrabappleвЂ™s beautiful purple cutleaf leaves emerge in spring and persist that color until autumn changes the purple to a brilliant orange In May expect masses of deep pink flowers to emerge to cover the tree.

Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Tree Habit/Form: Dense Erect Rounded Spreading Maintenance: Low.

Attributes: Genus: Malus Family: Roseacae Life Cycle: Woody Wildlife Value: Birds are attracted to the fruits and butterflies to the flowers.

Please consult our nursery staff for more information on management practices. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.Д¬rabapples should only be pruned when dormant to reduce the risk of spreading bacterial infection.ДЇireblight can be a problem on crabapples. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. It has a unique foliage that emerges wine red in color, and then matures to burgundy throughout the summer before turning bright orange-red in the fall. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. Royal Raindrops Crabapple The Royal RaindropsВ® Crabapple is one of the best of the newer crabapples, with vibrant pink to red spring flowers followed by showy red-purple fruit. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. Royal Raindrops Flowering Crab will grow to be about 18 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 feet. When planting multiple Royal Raindrops Flowering Crabapple Trees, plant them 20 feet apart measuring from the center of each tree. Royal Raindrops Flowering Crab is recommended for the following landscape applications Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration It is a good choice for attracting birds and bees to your yard.

This tree will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed.

Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. Royal Raindrops Flowering Crab is a deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit of growth. The fruits are showy red pomes carried in abundance from mid summer to early fall. The deeply cut lobed leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding scarlet in the fall. It has attractive deep purple deciduous foliage. One of the prettiest purple-leafed crabapples, Malus Royal Raindrops is an upright, spreading deciduous tree of broadly rounded habit with a long season. Royal Raindrops Flowering Crab is covered in stunning clusters of fragrant rose flowers along the branches in mid spring before the leaves. 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

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