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Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Pear Apple Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Pear Apple Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Pear Apple 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 Maryland, Charles, Rock Point, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPear Apple
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMaryland, Charles, Rock Point
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002902.

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