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Malus ‘JFS-KW5’
Royal Raindrops® Crabapple
Zone: 4 Height: 20' Spread: 15'
Shape: Upright spreading
Foliage: Purple, cutleaf
Fall Color: Orange-red
Flower: Bright pinkish red
Fruit: Red, 1/4", persistent
Bright pinkish red flowers combine with deep purple cutleaf foliage to present a unique new crab. Deeply lobed leaves and upright form with good branching and density are inherited from its Golden Raindrops® parent. Nursery growth is outstanding, and it displays good to excellent resistance to the common diseases including fireblight.
Disease Resistance:
Scab: Excel. Fireblight: Excel.
Cedar-Apple Rust: Excel. Mildew: Good
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