Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Southern Oregon Red Spitz Apple
Southern Oregon Red Spitz 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 Oregon, Hood River, Hood River, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Southern Oregon Red Spitz |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Hood River, Hood River |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000723.
