Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Royal Limbertwig Apple
Royal Limbertwig Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from North Carolina, Wilkes, Wilkesboro; North Carolina, Wilkes, Oakwoods; North Carolina, Yadkin, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Royal Limbertwig |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | North Carolina, Wilkes, Wilkesboro; North Carolina, Wilkes, Oakwoods; North Carolina, Yadkin; Virginia, Nelson, Massies Mill |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000506, POM00000833, POM00000834, POM00000835, POM00003364.
