Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Tart Bough Apple
Tart Bough 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 Virginia, Falls Church, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Tart Bough |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Falls Church |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003539, POM00003540.
