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Big Upp Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Big Upp Apple apple, painted 1840–1873

Big Upp Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Ohio, Highland; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBig Upp
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originOhio, Highland; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001371, POM00001372, POM00001373.

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