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ROYAL RAINDROP® FLOWERING CRABAPPLE
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ROYAL RAINDROP® FLOWERING CRABAPPLE

Price range: $43.95 through $59.95

(Malus transitoria 'JFS-KW5')
With its classy cut-leaf foliage in shades of burgundy-purple, Royal Raindrops® could pose as a Japanese maple during the summer. In the spring, however, when the tree is covered with masses of showy magenta-pink blossoms, it is definitely a flowering crabapple and a stunning one too. The fragrant flowers are followed by clusters of small red berries which persist into the winter for your feathered friends. Fall brings an eye-catching array of bronze, orange, and muted purple foliage. Royal Raindrops® has excellent disease resistance, making it an ideal choice as a colourful, carefree accent tree. Matures at approximately 4.5-6m (15-20') tall and 3.5-4.5m (12-15') wide.

ZONE 4

Growing Tips

Apple Growing Tip

Besides selecting the most disease resistant varieties, there are
a few simple things to do to have better apples.

  • Fertilize under the outer edges of your trees. There are no feeder roots next to the trunk. A well fed tree stays healthier. (Adequate calcium in the soil also helps so that apples keep longer.)
  • Pick up fallen fruit and compost, dispose of, or feed to livestock (where possible).
  • Rake up leaves in the fall and compost them away from the orchard.
  • Prune trees to encourage light and air to reach the inside of the tree.
  • Provide bird nesting sites near your orchard. A variety of orchard companion type plants will attract native pollinator insects and also encourage birds to come and eat insect pests.

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What is Orchard Grade?

An 'orchard grade' is a tree that may be somewhat shorter, slightly crooked, or a bit scratched, or for some other reason is not a perfect front lawn specimen. These trees will work just as well in an orchard as a first or number one would, since they still produce the very same fruit.

What is a 2 year old tree?

A '2 year old tree' is one that has grown an extra season in our nursery field.

All our trees are planted in the field in the spring as rootstock. They are grafted in August of the 1st year. Most of our trees are dug out in November of the 2nd year. Some trees are in the ground for another season. We dig these in November of the 3rd year. These are considered to be '2 year old trees'.

A '2 year old tree' has bigger roots, a thicker trunk, and more branching (They might start fruiting a year earlier).
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