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Leighton Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Leighton Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Leighton 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 Maine, Piscataquis, Dover-Foxcroft, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLeighton
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMaine, Piscataquis, Dover-Foxcroft
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007577.

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