Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Red October Plum
Red October 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 Texas, Kaufman, Terrell, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Red October |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Texas, Kaufman, Terrell |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004990.
