Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
North Carolina Keeper Apple
North Carolina Keeper 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 North Carolina, Surry, Mount Airy, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | North Carolina Keeper |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | North Carolina, Surry, Mount Airy |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000584, POM00000585.
