Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Plums · USDA pomological watercolour

Eldora Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Eldora Plum plum, painted c.1886–1942

Eldora Plum 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 California, Riverside, Riverside. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEldora
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Specimen originCalifornia, Riverside, Riverside
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004797.

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