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Charlamoff Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Charlamoff Apple apple, painted 1882

Charlamoff 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 Minnesota, Hennepin, Wayzata, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCharlamoff
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originMinnesota, Hennepin, Wayzata
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001756.

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