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Hiester Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Hiester Apple apple, painted 1840

Hiester 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 Pennsylvania, Berks, Reading; Pennsylvania, York, York, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHiester
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originPennsylvania, Berks, Reading; Pennsylvania, York, York
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000371, POM00000372.

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