Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Butter Red Apple
Butter Red 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 Maryland, Cecil, Colora, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Butter Red |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Cecil, Colora |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001395.
