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Oxford Orange Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Oxford Orange Apple apple, painted 1873

Oxford Orange 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 Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarOxford Orange
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMichigan, Van Buren, South Haven
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000656.

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