Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour
Yamato Persimmon
Yamato 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, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Yamato |
|---|---|
| Species | Diospyros |
| Common fruit | Persimmon |
| Painted | 1838 |
| Artist(s) | Prestele, William Henry |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003802, POM00003803.
