Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Climax Apple

Climax 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 New Hampshire, Cheshire, Westmoreland, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

Cultivar	Climax
Species	Malus domestica
Common fruit	Apple
Artist(s)	Heiges, Bertha
Specimen origin	New Hampshire, Cheshire, Westmoreland
Collection	USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates	2