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Boardman Apple

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

Boardman 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 Maine, Franklin, West Farmington, painted by Van Deman, Henry G.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBoardman
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Van Deman, Henry G.
Specimen originMaine, Franklin, West Farmington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000020.

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