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Olympia Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Olympia Cherry cherry, painted c.1886–1942

Olympia 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 Washington, Thurston, Tumwater, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarOlympia
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originWashington, Thurston, Tumwater
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004186.

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