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Taber 23 Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Taber 23 Persimmon persimmon, painted 1882

Taber 23 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 Alabama, Lee, Auburn, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTaber 23
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originAlabama, Lee, Auburn
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001090.

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