Colors are different Royal raindrops is magnetic pink, but has other colors throughtout the year (uniquely shaped leaves emerge glossy deep purple and maintain thier right color through the heat of summer, fall color is a medley of bronze, orange and purple. Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses. So size should be really close to the same 15-20' tall and about 15' wide.Require only minimal pruning in late winter, to remove damaged, diseased or misplaced growth.Perfect as specimen plant, in city gardens or cottage gardens.Once established, it is drought tolerant. A full sun lover, this tree is easily grown in moderately fertile, well-drained soils. Eye-popping magenta pink blooms, deep purple cutleaf foliage, sparkling red fruits and bright fall color give all-season appeal to this easy-care flowering.Noted for its excellent disease resistance, heat and drought tolerance, this easy-care flowering crabapple provides an all-season appeal and is regarded as one of the best new cultivars. Emerging glossy deep purple in spring, the uniquely shaped, deeply lobed leaves maintain their rich color through the heat of summer, and turn attractive shades of bronze, orange and purple in the fall. New leaves are wine red in color and mature to green in the summer months. They are somewhat winter persistant, about the size of a cherry. Royal Raindrops fruits are deep, shiny red. This specimen was photographed on May 8th, near Chicago. Red buds open to profuse, deep pink flowers in early to mid-May. The Royal Raindrops Crabapple is a broadly rounded tree with burgundy-red spring flowers. Royal Raindrops crabapple is a broad-crowned deciduous tree growing to 25 feet tall and 20 wide. (0.5 cm), in late summer that persist into early winter and are prized by birds. Malus ‘JFS-KW5’ / Royal Raindrops Crabapple Tree: Growing zones 4-8.
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The eye-popping blossoms are followed by abundant sparkling red fruits, 1/4 in. Draped in clusters along the branches, they stand out against the reddish-purple, cutleaf foliage. Abundant magenta-pink blossoms stand out handsomely against reddish-purple, cutleaf foliage. Has a better summer color and appearance than most red-leaf crabapples. Masses of fragrant, magenta-pink single appear in mid spring. Certainly one of the prettiest red-leafed crabapples we’ve seen.
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Royal Raindrops flowering crabapple is suitable for growing in USDA plant hardiness zones 4 through 8.
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One of the prettiest purple-leafed crabapples, Malus 'Royal Raindrops' is an upright, spreading deciduous tree of broadly rounded habit with a long season of interest. Crabapple ‘Royal Raindrops’ ( Malus transitoria ‘JFS-KW5’ or Malus JFS-KW5 ‘Royal Raindrops’) is a newer crabapple variety valued for its tolerance to heat and drought and excellent disease resistance.