Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Wildlife Value
Birds are attracted to the fruits and butterflies to the flowers.
Plant Profile: Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS
Names
Flowering Crabapple, Royal Raindrops Crabapple
Phonetic Spelling:MAY-lus
Genus:Malus
Species:
Family:Roseacae
The Royal Raindrops Crabapple is a resilient variety known for its thick, rounded crown. This cultivar originates from the open-pollinated seedling of Malus transitoria 'Schmidtcutleaf.' Once established, it demonstrates tolerance to clay soils, air pollution, and drought conditions. It can be effectively utilized as a specimen tree, along streets, or in small clusters. The U.S. Plant Patent PP14,375 was granted on December 16, 2003.
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS Feature Summary
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS Image Gallery
Tags
#fall color
#small tree
#drought tolerant
#easy to grow
#wildlife plant
#low maintenance
#spring flowers
#flowering tree
#disease resistant
#magenta flowers
#food source winter
#food source fall
#bird friendly
#fall color red
#fall color orange
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Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS Feature Summary
Attributes
Birds are attracted to the fruits and butterflies to the flowers.
Woody
Fruit
Maroon crabapples (pomes) 1/4" diameter mature in late summer and persist into winter providing food for birds.
Pome
Red/Burgundy
Summer
Fall
Winter
< 1 inch
Flowers
Magenta pink single flowers with 5 petals appear in April
Pink
Spring
4-5 petals/rays
Leaves
Lobed purple leaves, young leaves have entire margins. Orange-red fall color.
Purple/Lavender
Orange
Red/Burgundy
Simple
Entire
Lobed
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Stem
Landscape
Pollinator Garden
Winter Garden
Accent
Small groups
Specimen
Flowering Tree
Street Tree
Small Tree
Drought
Pollution
Diseases
Small Space
Butterflies
Songbirds
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS Image Gallery
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS Attributes
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS Fruit
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Fruit Description
Maroon crabapples (pomes) 1/4" diameter mature in late summer and persist into winter providing food for birds.
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Fruit Color
Red/Burgundy
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS Flowers
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Flower Description
Magenta pink single flowers with 5 petals appear in April
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Flower Color
Pink
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS Leaves
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Leaf Description
Lobed purple leaves, young leaves have entire margins. Orange-red fall color.
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Leaf Color
Purple/Lavender
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Orange
Red/Burgundy
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS Whole Plant Traits
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS Cultural Conditions
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS Stem
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS Landscape
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Malus 'JFS-KW5' ROYAL RAINDROPS: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
