Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Conkling Apple
Conkling 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 New York, Orange, Port Jervis, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Conkling |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | New York, Orange, Port Jervis |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001802.
