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Tewksbury Apple

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

Tewksbury 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 North Carolina, Alexander, Taylorsville, painted by Strange, M.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTewksbury
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Strange, M.
Specimen originNorth Carolina, Alexander, Taylorsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003529.

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