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Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour

Hyakume Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Hyakume Persimmon persimmon, painted c.1886–1942

Hyakume Persimmon 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 Georgia, Lee, Smithville. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHyakume
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Specimen originGeorgia, Lee, Smithville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003520.

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