Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Early Joe Apple
Early Joe Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Pennsylvania, Lancaster; New York, Ontario, Mertensia; Ohio, Ross, South Salem, painted by Strange, M., Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Early Joe |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Strange, M., Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Pennsylvania, Lancaster; New York, Ontario, Mertensia; Ohio, Ross, South Salem |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001503, POM00001504, POM00001505.
