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Malus Prairifire

Prairifire Crabapple

The disease resistant foliage emerges purplish in the spring maturing to dark green with red veins. The blooms are deep pinkish-red on an upright, rounded form and produce small, purple-red fruit.

  • »  Upright, broadly oval to rounded habit
  • »  Crimson buds open to fragrant bright pinkish-red flowers; among the latest crabs to flower
  • »  Flowers are followed by medium-sized purple-red crabapples persisting into winter
  • »  Leaves emerge purple and become dark green with red veins in the summer
  • »  Foliage turns orange in the fall
  • »  Bloom Time: Spring

15gal Low Inventory
$258.00
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:5-6 m
  • Spread:5-6 m
  • Bloom Color: Pink (deep)
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
• Medium
• Slow
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Fall Color
• Fragrant
• Fruit
Flowering Time
• Early Spring
Habit
• Oval
• Rounded
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Green
• Purple
• Red
Landscape uses
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Malus 'Prairifire'

Use as a specimen, in small groups or mixed with other cultivars. Crabapples have visual appeal in the spring with their abundance of showy flowers. Added appeal lies in the fall and winter with their colourful fruit that is attractive to birds.