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Elkhorn Apple

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

Elkhorn 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 Vermont, Lamville, Cambridge, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarElkhorn
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originVermont, Lamville, Cambridge
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000037, POM00002126.

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