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Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour

Tsuru Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Tsuru Persimmon persimmon, painted 1872

Tsuru Persimmon is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Live Oak; Texas, Bexar, San Antonio, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTsuru
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originFlorida, Live Oak; Texas, Bexar, San Antonio
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003801, POM00003837.

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