Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Ledyard Apple
Ledyard 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 Pennsylvania, Wayne, Dyberry, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Ledyard |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1838 |
| Artist(s) | Prestele, William Henry |
| Specimen origin | Pennsylvania, Wayne, Dyberry |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002661.
