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September Crab Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the September Crab Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

September Crab 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 New York, Chautaugua, Sheridan, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSeptember Crab
SpeciesMalus
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originNew York, Chautaugua, Sheridan
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003473.

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