Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Giant Prune Plum
Giant Prune 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 Iowa, Linn, Cedar Rapids, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Giant Prune |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Iowa, Linn, Cedar Rapids |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004804.
