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Kentucky Long Stem Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Kentucky Long Stem Apple apple, painted 1840–1875

Kentucky Long Stem 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 Maryland, Caroline, Denton; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarKentucky Long Stem
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1875
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originMaryland, Caroline, Denton; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002033, POM00002034.

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