Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Winter Banana Apple
Winter Banana Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 9 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Virginia, Arlington; Indiana, Tippecanoe, Lafayette, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Winter Banana |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Virginia, Arlington; Indiana, Tippecanoe, Lafayette; Colorado, Montrose, Montrose |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 9 |
All 9 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000010, POM00000766, POM00001019, POM00001125, POM00001271, POM00001272, POM00001321, POM00001322, POM00001560.
