Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Willow Apple
Willow Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Illinois, Pike, Griggsville; Virginia, Arlington; Kansas, Allen, Geneva, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Willow |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Illinois, Pike, Griggsville; Virginia, Arlington; Kansas, Allen, Geneva; Illinois, Adams, Clayton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000095, POM00000096, POM00000097, POM00004204, POM00004205.
