Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

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Yellow Newtown Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Yellow Newtown Apple apple, painted 1840–1882

The Yellow Newtown (the yellow strain of the Newtown Pippin, also called the Albemarle Pippin) is a firm green-gold apple with crisp, aromatic, sprightly flesh. Grown in New York and Virginia, it was one of colonial America's most celebrated export apples, shipped to England and renowned for its long keeping.

CultivarYellow Newtown
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1882
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion, Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originOregon, Hood River, Hood River; California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville; Virginia, Arlington; Virginia
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000277, POM00000278, POM00000279, POM00000280, POM00000281, POM00000509, POM00000526, POM00000527, POM00000528, POM00000529, POM00000530, POM00000531, POM00000532, POM00000533, POM00000740, POM00000741, POM00000742, POM00000746, POM00000747, POM00000748, POM00000749, POM00000750, POM00000884, POM00000885, POM00000886, POM00000887, POM00000888, POM00000990, POM00000991, POM00003857, POM00004008, POM00004034, POM00004035.

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