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Buckskin Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Buckskin Apple apple, painted 1860–1882

Buckskin Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Iowa, Floyd, Charles City, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBuckskin
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860–1882
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; Iowa, Floyd, Charles City
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001721, POM00001722.

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