Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
McCroskey Apple
McCroskey 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 Tennessee, Midway; Tennessee, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | McCroskey |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Tennessee, Midway; Tennessee |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002831, POM00002832, POM00002833.
