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Malus 'Prairefire'

Prairie Fire Crabapple

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Description

Prairie Fire Crabapple has an upright spreading form that becomes rounded with age. The leaves emerge maroon-red and mature to a bronze-green. Crimson buds open to deep pink single flowers. The fruit is dark red and persistent. `Prairie Fire' has shown fair to poor fire blight resistance. Needs full sunlight. -Fort Collins Nursery

 

Sun

Full, Half

Water

Low, Medium, Extra in Summer

Growth Rate

Fast

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

Adverse Factors

n/a

Water Saving Tip:

Group plants with similar water needs together so that some plants aren't over watered to meet the needs of their more thirsty neighbors.

Never include shrub and lawn areas in the same sprinkler zone.