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Allyson York Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Allyson York Apple apple, painted 1872

Allyson York Apple 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 Pennsylvania, Cumberland, Shippensburg, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarAllyson York
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originPennsylvania, Cumberland, Shippensburg
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001553.

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