Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Mammoth Black Twig Apple
Mammoth Black Twig 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 Maryland, Anne Arundel, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Mammoth Black Twig |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Anne Arundel |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003986.
