Crabapple

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Perennial

Location

Cornell Class of 1923 Flowering Tree Collection

Source of plant

Schmidt & Son Co.

Description

Royal Raindrops (tm) resulted from open pollinated seed of Golden Raindrops (r) crabapple. The pollen parent was obviously a red flowered, purple leafed crab, as Royal Raindrops combines the cutleaf foliage of its seed parent with magenta-pink flowers and reddish purple foliage. Keith Warren believes this plant has better summer color and appearance than any other purple foliaged crab. Has good resistance to fireblight.

Special characteristics

flower color, foliage characteristics, disease resistance