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Morven Apple

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

Morven 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 Delaware, New Castle, New Castle, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMorven
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originDelaware, New Castle, New Castle
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002591.

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