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Plant Care Guide > Prairie crabapple
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How to Grow and Care for Prairie crabapple

Prairie crabapple, also known as Iowa crabapple, Bechtel's crabapple, Wild crabapple, Midwest crabapple

Prairie crabapple flourishes in well-drained soils and requires full sun exposure to thrive optimally. A key special care point for prairie crabapple includes mulching to maintain soil moisture and temperature, and to suppress weed growth. Regular pruning is essential to maintain shape and encourage healthy growth, but prairie crabapple is generally resilient and easy to manage.

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Watering schedule: Every 1-2 weeks

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Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Prairie crabapple

Prairie crabapple
Prairie crabapple
Prairie crabapple
ToughnessHigh
Care LevelLow
Care DifficultyEasy
LifespanPerennial
Watering ScheduleEvery 1-2 weeks
Sunlight RequirementsFull sun
Soil TypeGarden Soil
Soil pH6-7
Planting TimeSpring, Fall
Hardiness Zones
4-8
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Varieties of Prairie crabapple
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Apples 'Red Jade'

Apples 'Red Jade' is a unique variety of Malus with striking red foliage and stunning pink flowers that blossom in spring. This ornamental tree attracts numerous pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Additionally, the tree produces small, reddish-green fruit that can be enjoyed by birds but are not recommended for human consumption due to their sour taste.

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Royalty Crabapple

This bronze-leaved, purple-flowering delight is a striking sight and unique among others of its genus. Royalty Crabapple is a Malus Hybrid within the "Rosybloom" crap-apple series, originally cultivated from Malus "Niedzwetzkyana." When you take a look at this plant, its name, "Royalty," needs no further explanation.

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Prairie crabapple 'Profusion Improved'

Apples 'Profusion' is a popular pink-flowering apple, and prairie crabapple 'Profusion Improved', with its greater resistance to apple scab, features an improvement to the parent tree. This crab apple is a popular feature tree in ornamental gardens largely due to its small size and its profuse deep-pink flowers and bright leaf color in fall.

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Prairie crabapple 'Katherine'

Prairie crabapple 'Katherine' is a large and spreading variety of crab apple that produces beautiful masses of double pink flowers that slowly fade to white. Discovered by chance in Rochester, New York, this cultivar was named for its feminine and gorgeous appearance. Prairie crabapple 'Katherine' is a very popular crab apple variant for its prolific blooming, appeal to birds, and ease of care.

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Prairie crabapple 'Coralburst'

Prairie crabapple 'Coralburst' is a slow-growing, dense apple tree cultivar that boasts small green leaves and semi-double pink flowers. The tree also produces fruits that attract birds. The prairie crabapple 'Coralburst' is well noted for its resistance to disease, namely apple scab. This tree makes a valuable addition to both city and cottage gardens.

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