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Moore Extra Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Moore Extra Apple apple, painted 1838–1875

Moore Extra 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 Ohio, Lawrence, Ensee; Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Caroline, Denton, painted by Prestele, William Henry, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMoore Extra
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1838–1875
Artist(s)Prestele, William Henry, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originOhio, Lawrence, Ensee; Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Caroline, Denton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000347, POM00002694, POM00002695.

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