Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Colorado Orange Apple
Colorado Orange 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 Colorado, Arapahoe, Denver; Colorado, Fremont, Canon City, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Colorado Orange |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Colorado, Arapahoe, Denver; Colorado, Fremont, Canon City |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001791, POM00001792, POM00001793, POM00001794.
