Prairifire Flowering Crabapple
Its showy, dark pink to red flowers are what draw most people to the prairifire flowering crabapple.
The stunning, long-lasting spring blossoms are a sight to behold. But this variety also offer year-round beauty with its changing leaf color.
Glossy maroon or purplish-red in spring, the leaves become dark green with purplish-red veins in the summer then a beautiful bronze color in autumn.
And to add to its visual appeal, the prairifire flowering crabapple is disease-resistant and able to adapt to many different site conditions.
History/Lore
The tree was introduced by Dr. Daniel Dayton, University of Illinois, in 1982 as a disease-resistant cultivar. His misspelling of the name was intentional.
Crabapple trees are actually members of the rose family, Rosaceae. As with roses, there is a never-ending desire to develop a new form and give it a fanciful name. This has resulted in approximately 800 cultivars of crabapples.
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Original photo's by @paradise-found
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I like the posts that share beautiful flowers or nature, I can not avoid to make a comment, this tree looks very beautiful, has a beautiful color, congratulations on the excellent captures, thank you very much dear friend @ paradise- Found for sharing these beautiful pictures
Thank you @nano2nd for your very kind comment!
I'm glad you enjoy the beautiful flowers, as do I.
beautiful tree
It sure is, thanks for commenting Otis!
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Thanks for this bummer info! Just great news! Thanks!!
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That is a whole lot of crabapples, and the plants look so lovely making for a real bonus.
Yes, a beautiful, bountiful tree!! Steem on!!
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Love the color of this tree, so unique and beautiful.
When springtime hits, I love the beautiful colors. Thank you Nikolina!