Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Beach Apple
Beach Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from West Virginia, Morgan, Paw Paw; Utah, Emery, Green River; Colorado, Mesa, Palisades, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Beach |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | West Virginia, Morgan, Paw Paw; Utah, Emery, Green River; Colorado, Mesa, Palisades |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001456, POM00001458, POM00001459, POM00001462.
