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Bank Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bank Apple apple, painted 1875

Bank Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Beaumont, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBank
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originPennsylvania, Wyoming, Beaumont
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001191.

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