Chestnut

$29.99

An excellent pollinator for other fruit apples. It produces a very large crabapple, up to 2" in diameter that ripens in early September. It usually has a partially russeted skin and hangs well on the tree. It is a very productive annual bearer, and is loaded with white blooms in the bloom stage. A very hardy plant with a medium storage life. It has a pleasant nut-like flavor. The fruit quality holds well on the tree, being quite spritely at first and becoming sweeter later on. The Chestnut Crabapple blooms in early to mid-May. Outstanding flavor and good texture for fresh eating as well as being a pollinator. ... more information

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

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