Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Red Astrachan Apple
Red Astrachan is a very old Russian apple, carried to England and then to America in the early 1800s. One of the earliest to ripen, it is bright red with a waxy bloom and crisp, juicy, tart flesh. Quick to soften, it was prized for early-summer sauce and cooking rather than storage.
| Cultivar | Red Astrachan |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Delaware, Kent, Camden; Delaware, Kent, Wyoming; West Virginia, Berkeley, Martinsburg; Montana, Missoula, Missoula |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 8 |
All 8 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003022, POM00003023, POM00003024, POM00003025, POM00003026, POM00003027, POM00003028, POM00003029.
