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5ft Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Royal Raindrops' | 7.5L Pot

5ft Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Royal Raindrops' | 7.5L Pot

5ft Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Royal Raindrops' | 7.5L Pot

Name: 5ft Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Royal Raindrops' | 7.5L Pot
Brand: Winters Hill
SKU: shopify_GB_15178789781883_55626558341499
Price: 49.99 GBP
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Highlights
Variety Specifications
Planting & Care

Introduced in the US in 2003, this crabapple variety is known for its appealing upright growth that spreads with age.
Features deeply-cut purple leaves, crimson-pink blossoms in spring, and cherry-red fruits in autumn.
Excellent resistance to rust and apple scab.
Rich burgundy foliage in autumn with fruits that remain for several months.
Recognized by the RHS's Plants for Pollinators program for its benefits to pollinators like bees and butterflies.

Flower Colour: Pink
Position: Full sun to partial shade
Eventual Spread: 3-4m
Flower Colour Expanded: Vivid pink flowers appear in April and May.
Habit: Upright
Habit Expanded: An upright to spreading tree with a dense, bushy crown.
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Hardiness Expanded: H6 - Cold hardy down to -20°C.
Pest & Disease Resistance: Excellent pest and disease resistance
Pest & Disease Resistance Expanded: Displays excellent resistance to rust and scab.
Soil Type: Any fertile, well-drained soil
Soil Type Expanded: Grows best in moist (but well-drained) soil with good levels of fertility.
Pruning: Prune lightly in winter/spring
Pruning Expanded: Pruning group 1 - minimal pruning required. Remove any damaged, diseased or crossing branches in late winter (or early spring) to maintain a healthy framework.

Plant in full sun to partial shade in any fertile, well-drained soil.
Water regularly during the first growing season to establish the tree.
Apply high-potassium fertiliser in early spring.
Prune lightly in late winter or early spring to maintain a healthy framework.

Product Specifications

Height on Arrival: 120-150cm inc. pot
Eventual Height: 5-6m
Supplied As: Potted tree
Supplied As Expanded: 2 year old tree in a 9L pot
Spacing: 4m
Watering: Water regularly while establishing
Watering Expanded: Throughout the tree's first growing season, water your tree regularly. Once established, it will only need additional watering during dry spells.
Feeding: Feed in early spring
Feeding Expanded: Crabapple trees benefit from an application of high-potassium fertiliser each year at the start of spring.
Spacing Expanded: Plant four metres apart to allow for spreading.
Eventual Height Expanded: Grows to an ultimate height of between five and six metres.

Highlights

Introduced in the US in 2003, this crabapple variety is known for its appealing upright growth that spreads with age.
Features deeply-cut purple leaves, crimson-pink blossoms in spring, and cherry-red fruits in autumn.
Excellent resistance to rust and apple scab.
Rich burgundy foliage in autumn with fruits that remain for several months.
Recognized by the RHS's Plants for Pollinators program for its benefits to pollinators like bees and butterflies.

Variety Specifications

Flower Colour: Pink
Position: Full sun to partial shade
Eventual Spread: 3-4m
Flower Colour Expanded: Vivid pink flowers appear in April and May.
Habit: Upright
Habit Expanded: An upright to spreading tree with a dense, bushy crown.
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Hardiness Expanded: H6 - Cold hardy down to -20°C.
Pest & Disease Resistance: Excellent pest and disease resistance
Pest & Disease Resistance Expanded: Displays excellent resistance to rust and scab.
Soil Type: Any fertile, well-drained soil
Soil Type Expanded: Grows best in moist (but well-drained) soil with good levels of fertility.
Pruning: Prune lightly in winter/spring
Pruning Expanded: Pruning group 1 - minimal pruning required. Remove any damaged, diseased or crossing branches in late winter (or early spring) to maintain a healthy framework.

Planting & Care

Plant in full sun to partial shade in any fertile, well-drained soil.
Water regularly during the first growing season to establish the tree.
Apply high-potassium fertiliser in early spring.
Prune lightly in late winter or early spring to maintain a healthy framework.

Product Specifications

Height on Arrival: 120-150cm inc. pot
Eventual Height: 5-6m
Supplied As: Potted tree
Supplied As Expanded: 2 year old tree in a 9L pot
Spacing: 4m
Watering: Water regularly while establishing
Watering Expanded: Throughout the tree's first growing season, water your tree regularly. Once established, it will only need additional watering during dry spells.
Feeding: Feed in early spring
Feeding Expanded: Crabapple trees benefit from an application of high-potassium fertiliser each year at the start of spring.
Spacing Expanded: Plant four metres apart to allow for spreading.
Eventual Height Expanded: Grows to an ultimate height of between five and six metres.