If you like bountiful red flowers for your landscape, this flowering crabapple is for you. Known as the ‘roses of the tree world,’ these plants bring a headline attraction to your landscape design. The Prairifire Crabapple tree was developed by Dr. Daniel Dayton from the University of Illinois, Urbana. It has red-maroon foliage that matures to dark green with a purplish overcast. Its varied color tones make it a great addition to cottage gardens, allowing you to mix ornamental and edible plants for your landscape. In fall, the foliage turns an excellent red-orange, making it stand out in your garden. By winter, 1/2" deep purple-red fruits add cool tones next to the blanket of white snow. Although it’s more of a slow-growing crabapple tree, it ranks high as a gardener’s top pick thanks to its disease resistance.