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Tuscaloosa Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Tuscaloosa Apple apple, painted 1838

Tuscaloosa 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 New Jersey, Mercer, Titusville; New Jersey, Hunterdon, Sergeantsville, painted by Prestele, William Henry, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTuscaloosa
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1838
Artist(s)Prestele, William Henry, Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originNew Jersey, Mercer, Titusville; New Jersey, Hunterdon, Sergeantsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003716, POM00003720.

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