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Piedmont Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Piedmont Apple apple, painted 1840–1873

Piedmont 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 Virginia, Albemarle, Crozet; Virginia, Albemarle, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPiedmont
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originVirginia, Albemarle, Crozet; Virginia, Albemarle
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000693, POM00000694.

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