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Hutchins Red Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Hutchins Red Apple apple, painted 1860

Hutchins Red 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 Iowa; Iowa, Polk, Des Moines, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHutchins Red
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originIowa; Iowa, Polk, Des Moines
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002393, POM00002394.

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