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Santa Rosa Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Santa Rosa Apple apple, painted 1860

Santa Rosa 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 California, Sonoma; California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSanta Rosa
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originCalifornia, Sonoma; California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003268, POM00004281.

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