Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Wicksons Challenge Plum
Wicksons Challenge 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, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Wicksons Challenge |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004892.
