Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Redbird Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Redbird Peach peach, painted 1872

Redbird 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, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRedbird
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005890.

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