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'Royal Raindrops' Crabapple Tree

Punchy-pink blossom clouds

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2 Year Old Tree in a 9L Pot

120-150cm inc. pot on arrival

£50

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The highlights

  • Broadly upright tree
  • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
  • Deeply-cut foliage with intense pink blooms
  • Excellent resistance to scab and rust

Description

  • This proud crabapple cultivar is only a relatively recent introduction, having first been bred in the US back in 2003, but it has enjoyed serious popularity ever since. With its attractive upright habit, spreading somewhat with age, 'Royal Raindrops' certainly has a lot going for it.
  • Deeply-cut purple foliage, crimson-pink spring blossoms and cherry-red autumn fruits result in a tree whose place in any garden is undoubtedly merited. Add to that the excellent resistance to problems like rust and apple scab and you begin to see why we're such big fans.
  • The densely-branched tree takes on evocative autumn shades later in the year, with the leaves turning a burnished burgundy colour, while the fruits themselves will persist on the tree for several months.
  • If you manage to get to the ripe crabapples before the birds do, then you can use them to make your own batch of crabapple jelly, which tastes amazing spread on toast or served with cold cuts.
  • Crabapple trees (in fact, all trees in the Malus genus for that matter) are certified with the RHS's Plants for Pollinators status, indicating its benefits to pollinating insects like bees and butterflies.

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Potted tree
2 year old tree in a 9L pot

Height on arrival:

120-150cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

5-6m

Eventual spread:

3-4m
Spreads approximately three to four metres.

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Pink
Vivid pink flowers appear in April and May.

Habit:

Upright
An upright to spreading tree with a dense, bushy crown.

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
H6 - Cold hardy down to -20°C.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

4m
Plant four metres apart to allow for spreading.

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Displays excellent resistance to rust and scab.

Water regularly while establishing

Throughout the tree's first growing season, water your tree regularly. Once established, it will only need additional watering during dry spells.

Full sun to partial shade

Best growth will occur in full sun (at least six hours of direct sunlight per day) but partial shade is tolerable.

Any fertile, well-drained soil

Grows best in moist (but well-drained) soil with good levels of fertility.

Feed in early spring

Crabapple trees benefit from an application of high-potassium fertiliser each year at the start of spring.

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