Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Climax Apple

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

Climax Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from New Hampshire, Cheshire, Westmoreland, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarClimax
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originNew Hampshire, Cheshire, Westmoreland
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Climax Apple watercolour POM00001771Climax Apple watercolour POM00001772

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001771, POM00001772.

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