Malus × 'Prairie Maid'
Prairie Maid Flowering Crabapple

Family:

Rosaceae (Rose Family) 211

Genus:

Malus (Apple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple) 75

Plant Type:

Tree 569

Growth Forms:

Upright 572

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 515

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 836

Flower Notes:

Pink (Dark pink buds and flowers in clusters; May)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Dark green summer foliage; fall color variable)

Fruit Notes:

Red (Small orangish-red crabapples (pomes))

Ultimate Height:

15 feet

Ultimate Spread:

15 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Well-drained heavy loam soils

Range:

Cultivated origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Simple leaves (up to 2" long) in clusters on short spurs. Buds have several imbricate scales and are usually reddish-brown with hairs protruding under scales. Fruits have multiple seeds (as compared to the single seed pit of Prunus species). The bark of mature trees is gray to brown and scaly.

Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 355

Fragrant Flowers 188

Fruiting Characteristics 117

Additional Information

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Prairie Maid' is a dense, rounded cultivar that has high apple scab resistance. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.