If you like bountiful blooms of red, this one is for you. The Prairifire crabapple has red-maroon foliage, which matures to a dark-green with a purplish overcast. In fall, the foliage turns an excellent red-orange that makes it really stand-out in the landscape. 1/2″ deep purple-red fruits persist all winter. This is definitely more of a slow growing crabapple tree. It ranks high in regards to being disease resistant