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McIntosh
The McIntosh has a rather tough skin that has mixed red and green coloring. It is a mainstay in fresh cider and an all-time favorite for fresh eating and salads. It has a large fruit and is used in juice, pies, and eating raw. It's a favorite apple for eating out of hand but also is widely used in salads, sauces, pies. The flavor is distinctively tangy and aromatic. The flesh is white, soft and fine-textured. The McIntosh apple is a early and heavy producer. ... details
Prairifire The tree form is upright, spreading, and becoming eventually round at maturity. This red leafed tree has very attractive mahogany colored bark and persistent ornamental fruit. It is probably the most disease resistant of all crabapple selections. The Prairifire is highly resistant to fireblight, scab, cedar apple rust and powdery mildew. The new foliage is reddish-maroon, aging to reddish-green. The purple-red fruits are first to be noticed in late June and hang through early December. The firm fruits age to a cherry red. The Prairifire™Crimson Crabapple tree, 'Malus 'Prairiefire', produces gorgeous buds followed by long-lasting, single, hot pink blossoms. |
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