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Morello Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Morello Cherry cherry, painted 1872

Morello 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 Maryland, Montgomery, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMorello
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originMaryland, Montgomery
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004718.

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