Prairifire Crabapple

Malus prairifire

Rosaceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · introduced

Last updated April 7, 2026

Data Maturity Structured

This profile synthesizes data from multiple published sources. Expert field review is in progress.

Quick Facts

Height

20 ft

Spread

20 ft (JFS; MSU E-2177; USU Extension all agree)

Growth Rate

Null

Light

Full Sun

Soil

Well Drained

Water

Null

Hardiness

Zone Zones 4a–8b

Fall Color

Orange (usu extension)

Diseases (32)

Blueberry mosaic virus and related viruses Virus Diseases Venturia inaequalis Scab Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Phytophthora spp Phytophthora fruit rot Perennial Canker (Bull's-eye Rot) Nectria cinnabarina Nectria Twig Blight (Coral Spot) Nectria Canker (European Canker) Fruit russet Fruit Russeting Erwinia amylovora Fire Blight Cytospora spp. (Valsa spp., Leucostoma spp.) Cytospora Canker Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall Phytophthora cactorum (primary), P Crown and Collar Rot Burrknot Bitter Pit Apple mosaic Apple Mosaic Apple proliferation Apple Proliferation Apple dead Dead Spur Diplodia seriata and D Diplodia Canker Apple flat Flat Apple Disease Green Crinkle Disease Three viruses Latent Virus Diseases Several different Moldy Core and Core Rots Necrotic Leaf Blotch (Golden Leaf Drop) Isolation attempts Necrotic Leaf Spot Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Fusari... Replant Disease Apple rubbery wood virus 1 and 2 Rubbery Wood and Flat Limb Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust Apple scar skin viroid Scar Skin and Dapple Apple Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium spp., and others; abiotic d... Storage Problems Tomato ringspot Union Necrosis and Decline Twig Dieback and Canker Phytophthora syringae (primary), P Stem Rot

Pests (23)