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Malus 'Prairifire' - Prairifire Crabapple
Malus 'Prairifire' - Prairifire Crabapple

Prairifire Crabapple

Malus 'Prairifire'

  • 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

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Pink (deep)

HEIGHT:
5-6 m

SPREAD:
5-6 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

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.

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun
Full Sun
Attracts Birds
Attracts Birds
Fragrant
Fragrant
SOIL MOISTURE:
Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained
Moist to Average
GROWTH RATE:
Slow
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Fall Color
Deciduous
Fruit
FLOWERING TIME:
Early Spring
HABIT:
Oval
Upright
Rounded
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
Red
Purple
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen