Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Summer Champion Apple
Summer Champion Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Arkansas, Washington, Fayetteville; Arkansas, Washington, Lincoln, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Summer Champion |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Arkansas, Washington, Fayetteville; Arkansas, Washington, Lincoln |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003448, POM00003449, POM00003450.
