Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Cherrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Windsor Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Windsor Cherry cherry, painted 1860

The Windsor is a sweet cherry raised near Windsor, Ontario, Canada, in the late 1800s. Dark liver-red and firm-fleshed, with a sweet, rich flavour and good shipping quality, it ripened late and became a leading commercial cherry of its era.

CultivarWindsor
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originCanada, Grimsby
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004634, POM00004635.

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