Ornamental Crabapple ‘Prairifire’
Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)
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Height: 15-20 feet
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Spread: 15-20 feet
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Bloom Time: April to May
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Bloom: deep pinkish red
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Light: full sun
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Soil: loamy,
well-drained, acidic soil
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Moisture: medium
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Use: flowering tree
as specimen or in group
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Care: low
maintenance; prune May to early June after lowering but before flower buds form
for following year
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Concerns: high disease
resistance
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Native to: hybrid cultivar
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Notes: dense, rounded
form; flowers are followed by masses of small purplish-red 1/2" crabapples
which mature in fall; fruits are persistent and attract birds; leaves turn
orangish in autumn
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Supplier: Morningwood Farm. DONATED BY MARY LOU KNIGHT IN MEMORY OF HER SON TREVOR KNIGHT
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E073
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