Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Hubbardston Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Hubbardston Apple apple, painted 1873–1882

Hubbardston Nonesuch is a Massachusetts apple from the early 1800s. Large and handsomely striped red over yellow, it has tender, juicy, sweet flesh that made it a popular dessert apple of New England before refrigeration favoured firmer keepers.

CultivarHubbardston
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873–1882
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originMassachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst; Maryland, Montgomery, Wheaton; Virginia, Arlington; Virginia, Warren, Bentonville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates6

All 6 plates

Hubbardston Apple watercolour POM00000399Hubbardston Apple watercolour POM00000400Hubbardston Apple watercolour POM00000401Hubbardston Apple watercolour POM00000402Hubbardston Apple watercolour POM00000403Hubbardston Apple watercolour POM00003091

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000399, POM00000400, POM00000401, POM00000402, POM00000403, POM00003091.

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