Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour
Ormond Persimmon
Ormond 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 Florida, Volusia, Ormond Beach, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Ormond |
|---|---|
| Species | Diospyros |
| Common fruit | Persimmon |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Florida, Volusia, Ormond Beach |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001085.
