Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Late Strawberry Apple
Late Strawberry Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from North Carolina, Wilkes, Oakwoods; Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester; Ohio, Fairfield, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Late Strawberry |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | North Carolina, Wilkes, Oakwoods; Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester; Ohio, Fairfield |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002511, POM00002604, POM00002605.
