Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Ensee Apple
Ensee Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Ohio, Lawrence, Bradrick; Ohio, Lawrence; Ohio, Laurence, Proctorville, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Ensee |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Lawrence, Bradrick; Ohio, Lawrence; Ohio, Laurence, Proctorville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002132, POM00002133, POM00002134, POM00002135, POM00002136.
