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Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Barnsley Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Barnsley Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Barnsley 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 North Carolina, Watauga, Blowing Rock, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBarnsley
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originNorth Carolina, Watauga, Blowing Rock
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001201.

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