Here in my zone 5/6 garden, Prairie Fire has withstood drought, heavy rains, ice storms, snow - all without a bit of problems. It is a four season tree. Lovely branching and bark in the winter, with the crabapples hanging on into December and sometimes January. Beautiful blooms in the spring. Lovely shiny heathy foliage in the summer. Fall, good color. The Cedar Waxwings visit it during migration and feast on the abundant fruit. A favorite.
Needs a pollinator.
State fruit of Minnesota.
One of my favorites for eating out of hand. Productive, nice size, excellent flavor. One of the few varieties that do well in this part of Georgia.
Since the taxonomists have chosen to lump three Crabapples under one botanical name I think it is important to say this comment is about Malus sargentii [Sargent Crabapple].
Fuji comes from Japan, where it was developed in the 1940s and released in 1962. However its parentage is all American. Fuji is a cross between the widely grown Red Delicious, and Rall's Janet, which is much less well known but is probably the reason for Fuji's attractive pink flush.
Anna apple trees have an unusually low number of required chill hours. Apple trees require a certain number of cold-weather hours or they won't produce fruit. Anna requires so few it can produce fruit even in places like Central Texas, with mild winters. It does need another apple tree (of another variety, I think) to pollinate it. Make sure the pollinator blooms at the same time.
Seems to do well in zone 5.
Early to mid season apple that is very juicy and sweet. Stores well.
Cross between Golden Delicious and Lady Williams.
