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Reine de Reinette Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Reine de Reinette Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Reine de Reinette 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 Ukraine, Simferopol, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarReine de Reinette
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originUkraine, Simferopol
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000832.

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