Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Black Heart Apple
Black Heart 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 Maryland, Anne Arundel, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Black Heart |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Anne Arundel |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000773.
