![]() ![]() Leaves: Leaf Color: Purple/Lavender Deciduous Leaf Fall Color: Orange Red/Burgundy Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Margin: Entire Lobed Hairs Present: No Leaf Description: Lobed purple leaves, young leaves have entire margins. Shooting Star appeals to local concerns with an extensive selection of drought tolerant and deer resistant plants, including many harder-to-find varieties.Red buds open to fragrant white flowers with fuchsia-pink in early spring. Flowers: Flower Color: Pink Flower Value To Gardener: Showy Flower Bloom Time: Spring Flower Petals: 4-5 petals/rays Flower Description: Magenta pink single flowers with 5 petals appear in April Disease resistant and hardy dwarf ornamental tree with a compact, rounded form.Fruit: Fruit Color: Red/Burgundy Display/Harvest Time: Fall Summer Winter Fruit Type: Pome Fruit Width: ![]() Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Soil Texture: Clay Loam (Silt) Sand Soil Drainage: Good Drainage USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b Crabapple ‘Royal Raindrops’ ( Malus transitoria ‘JFS-KW5’ or Malus JFS-KW5 ‘Royal Raindrops’) is a newer crabapple variety valued for its tolerance to heat and drought and excellent disease resistance. ![]() Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Tree Habit/Form: Dense Erect Rounded Spreading Maintenance: Low.Attributes: Genus: Malus Family: Roseacae Life Cycle: Woody Wildlife Value: Birds are attracted to the fruits and butterflies to the flowers.I’ll offer some specific plants suggestions in additional posts, but there are a few characteristics common in plants that deer avoid. So I’ve gone through the ringer with figuring out which plants they like and which they’ll avoid. Crabapple - Royal Raindrops Flowering Crabapple - Gladiator Flowering Crabapple. When we first bought our house 15 years ago, we’d see groups of three or four deer standing around. Combine that with the rural terrain and it’s safe to say we have a very healthy and large deer population in our neighborhood. Tiny, persistent, bright red fruits appearing in late summer are prized by wildlife and add winter interest without making a mess. Our house is a quarter-mile from a state park that is full of deer. Superior disease resistance, adaptability, plus heat and drought tolerance make this unique crabapple a crown jewel among trees. There’s a reason all the cedar trees in our yard don’t have any foliage below about 7 feet. A lot of that has to do with how much other food there is, but with deer populations increasing, they seem to be more than happy to pull up to the buffet we provide in our yards. I say “decreasing” because deer don’t read plant labels very well and they’ve been known to nibble (or worse) on plants that they aren’t supposed to like. Regardless of what method you choose-be it homemade or purchased spray, soap, water sprays, large dogs or maybe water gun-growing deer resistant plants goes a long way toward decreasing the damage. But that’s not practical for a lot of people, so we’re left employing various deterrent sprays and homegrown methods to keep the buggers away. ![]() There are ways to prevent damage in the first place, and the best, and perhaps only, truly proven method is a tall, sturdy deer fence. ![]()
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