Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Black Pot Apple
Black Pot 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, Franklin, Quincy, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Black Pot |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Pennsylvania, Franklin, Quincy |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001231.
