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Heart Shape Weichsel Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Heart Shape Weichsel Cherry cherry, painted c.1886–1942

Heart Shape Weichsel Cherry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from New York, Ontario, Geneva. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHeart Shape Weichsel
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Specimen originNew York, Ontario, Geneva
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004658.

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