Correct! Prairifire
crabapple was selected the "Tree of the Year" for 1996 by the
Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association.
Prairifire was introduced by the University of Illinois. It is a moderately upright to rounded tree 20 feet high and wide. The young leaves are red-maroon, maturing to deep green. The flower buds are red-purple that open to red-purple single flowers. It has good resistance to apple scab.
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