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Cheeseboro Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Cheeseboro Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Cheeseboro 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 New York, New York, painted by Strange, M.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCheeseboro
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Strange, M.
Specimen originNew York, New York
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001763.

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