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Maye Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Maye Apple apple, painted 1838

Maye 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 Washington, Whitman, Pullman, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMaye
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1838
Artist(s)Prestele, William Henry
Specimen originWashington, Whitman, Pullman
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000958, POM00000959.

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