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Fays Early Joe Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Fays Early Joe Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Fays Early Joe 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 Michigan, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFays Early Joe
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMichigan
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002293.

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