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Prairie Fire crab-apple

Prairie Fire
Malus Prairie Fire

Also known as

  • Prairie Fire

Prairie Fire crab-apple identification images

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  • Prairiefire
  • Prairiefire
  • Prairiefire

USDA identification images for Prairie Fire

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

    Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

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    Origins

    • Species: Malus species - Crab-apple

    Identification

    • Country of origin: United States
    • Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
    • Fruit colour: Red
    • Flower colour: Pink - dark
    • Leaf colour: Green
    • Flowering month: April
    • Annual cycle: Deciduous
    • Flowering duration: Long
    • Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
    • Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
    • Leaf colour - young: Dark bronze
    • Flower size: Large
    • Fruit size: Large

    Using

    • Picking season: Late
    • Cropping: Good
    • Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
    • Wildlife: Attractive to birds

    Growing

    • Flowering group: 4
    • Pollinating others: Good
    • Vigour: Slightly small
    • Attractive features: Attractive flowers
    • Attractive features: Attractive fruit
    • Attractive features: Attractive tree / plant
    • Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
    • Attractive features: Scented flowers
    • Soil type: Clay
    • Pruning: Light prune
    • Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase

    Climate

    • Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)

    Other qualities

    • Disease resistance: Good

    Where to buy trees

    The following tree nurseries offer Prairie Fire crab-apple trees for sale:


    Where to buy fresh fruit

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