Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
York Apple
York Imperial is a late-season American apple that originated near York, Pennsylvania in the 1830s. Its lopsided, oblique shape and firm, sweet-tart yellow flesh made it a leading commercial keeper and processing apple through the 19th and early 20th centuries — which is why it appears so often among the USDA watercolours.
| Cultivar | York |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Henrico, Richmond; Virginia, Winchester; Maryland, Anne Arundel; Pennsylvania, Berks, Boyertown |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 43 |
All 43 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000002, POM00000003, POM00000107, POM00000108, POM00000117, POM00000118, POM00000119, POM00000923, POM00001001, POM00001227, POM00001244, POM00003494, POM00003564, POM00003565, POM00003566, POM00003567, POM00003568, POM00003569, POM00003570, POM00003571, POM00003572, POM00003573, POM00003574, POM00003757, POM00003759, POM00003769, POM00003779, POM00003795, POM00003796, POM00003797, POM00003879, POM00003892, POM00003896, POM00003907, POM00003938, POM00003939, POM00003940, POM00003941, POM00003942, POM00003989, POM00003994, POM00003995, POM00004032.
