Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Oskaloosa Apple
Oskaloosa 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 Iowa, Polk, Des Moines; Iowa, Lee, Denmark, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Oskaloosa |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1838 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Prestele, William Henry |
| Specimen origin | Iowa, Polk, Des Moines; Iowa, Lee, Denmark |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000647, POM00000648.
