Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Bortz Apple
Bortz 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 Ohio, Lawrence, Bradrick; Ohio, Lawrence; Iowa, Polk, Hastie, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Bortz |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1860 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Lawrence, Bradrick; Ohio, Lawrence; Iowa, Polk, Hastie; Ohio, Wayne, Wooster |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001412, POM00001413, POM00001414, POM00001533.
