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Pioneer of New Zealand Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Pioneer of New Zealand Apple apple, painted 1872

Pioneer of New Zealand 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 Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPioneer of New Zealand
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originIllinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003767.

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