Flowering Crabapple
Malus 'Prairie Fire'

<h1>Flowering Crabapple<br><i>Malus</i> 'Prairie Fire'</h1>

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                            <b>Family: Rosaceae</b>
                                    (ro-ZAY-see-ee)<br>
                                                        <b>Genus: <i>Malus</i></b>
                                    (MAY-lus)<br>
                                        
            
                            <b>Cultivar: Prairie Fire</b><br>
            
                            Additional cultivar information: (aka Prairiefire)<br> 
                        
                            Hybridized by D  Dayton
                        
                            1982<br>
                        
            
                        
                        
                        
            
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                    <P><B>Height</B><BR>
                     
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                    <P><B>Spacing</B><BR>
                     
                        12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)<BR>
                     
                        15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)<BR>
                                     
                       
                    <P><B>Hardiness</B><BR>
                     
                        12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)<BR>
                                     
                       
                    <P><B>Sun Exposure</B><BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 3a:  to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)<BR>
                                     
                       
                    <P><B>Other details</B><BR>
                     
                        Full Sun<BR>
                                     
                       
                    <P><B>Propagation Methods</B><BR>
                     
                        N/A<BR>
                                     
                       
                    <P><B>Patent Information</B><BR>
                     
                        Pink<BR>
                     
                        Rose/Mauve<BR>
                                     
                                             
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                    <P><B>Pollination</B><BR>
                     
                        Late Winter/Early Spring<BR>
                     
                        Mid Spring<BR>
                                     
                                                                   
                    <P><B>Bloom Time</B><BR>
                     
                        Grown for foliage<BR>
                     
                        Deciduous<BR>
                                     
                                                                   
                    <P><B>Bearing Habit</B><BR>
                     
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                    <P><B>Rootstock Vigor</B><BR>
                     
                        From softwood cuttings<BR>
                     
                        By grafting<BR>
                     
                        By budding<BR>
                                     
                                                                   
                    <P><B>Disease Resistance</B><BR>
                     
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                    <P><B>Fruit Usage</B><BR>
                     
                        Remove fleshy coating on seeds before storing<BR>
                     
                        Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored<BR>
                     
                        N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed<BR>
                                     
                                                                   
                    <P><B>Foliage Color</B><BR>
                     
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                    <P><B>Bloom Characteristics</B><BR>
                     
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                    <P><B>Water Requirements</B><BR>
                     
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                    <P><B>Where to Grow</B><BR>
                     
                        Trees<BR>
                                                    
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