Crabapple 'Royal Raindrops' #7

Malus-striking purple foliage, magenta-pink spring flowers, and tiny maroon-red fruit. Foliage holds excellent color through summer and turns vibrant orange-red in fall. Matures to 15–20' tall and 12–15' wide with a dense, rounded canopy. 

‘JFS-KW5’, commonly sold under the trade name of ROYAL RAINDROPS, is an upright-spreading , disease-resistant, easy-to-grow, crabapple tree that features (1) deeply lobed purple foliage (early leaves may be entire) which retains excellent color throughout summer, (2) magenta-pink single flowers in spring (April in St. Louis), (3) tiny maroon-red crabapples (1/4" diameter) that mature in late summer and (4) excellent orange-red fall color. This small tree typically matures to 15-20’ tall and to 12-16' wide with a dense rounded canopy and excellent foliage density.