Prairifire

This red leafed tree has very attractive mahogany colored bark and persistent ornamental fruit. The purple-red fruits are first to be noticed in late June and hang through early December. The Prairifire is highly resistant to fireblight, scab, cedar apple rust and powdery mildew. The tree form is upright, spreading, and becoming eventually round at maturity. The new foliage is reddish-maroon, aging to reddish-green. The PrairifireTCrimson Crabapple tree, 'Malus 'Prairiefire', produces gorgeous buds followed by long-lasting, single, hot pink blossoms. You know you want this, so why fight it? The firm fruits age to a cherry red. It is probably the most disease resistant of all crabapple selections. * $29.99