Common names:
Crabapple
Apple

Also sold as:
  • Prairiefire
  • Prairifire

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 4b
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Needled
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Other
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Bark
Dynamic Accumulator: I (Iodine)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

The candy apple red of ripe fruit of Prairifire crabapple

Comments:
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