Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Spitzenberg Apple
Spitzenberg Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Washington, Yakima, Yakima; Oregon, Hood River, Hood River; Oregon, Multnomah, Portland, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Spitzenberg |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Washington, Yakima, Yakima; Oregon, Hood River, Hood River; Oregon, Multnomah, Portland; Oregon |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002336, POM00003378, POM00003496, POM00003847, POM00003866, POM00003897.
