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Kathrin Plum

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

Kathrin 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 Ohio, Wood, Grand Rapids, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarKathrin
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originOhio, Wood, Grand Rapids
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004921.

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