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Bennorton Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bennorton Apple apple, painted 1840

Bennorton 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 New York, Rensselaer, West Hoosick, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBennorton
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originNew York, Rensselaer, West Hoosick
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001539.

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