Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Fertile Hale Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Fertile Hale Peach peach, painted c.1886–1942

Fertile Hale Peach 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. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFertile Hale
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007553.

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