Malus Prairie Fire
Also known as
- Prairie Fire
Prairie Fire crab-apple identification images
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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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United States
- Alison Loy in Burtchville, MICHIGAN / ST. CLAIR
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:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Prairie Fire crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Prairie Fire crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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