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Haas Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Haas Apple apple, painted 1860

Haas 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 Maine; Arkansas, Madison, Pettigrew, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHaas
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originMaine; Arkansas, Madison, Pettigrew
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002253, POM00002254.

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