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Red Section Baldwin Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Red Section Baldwin Apple apple, painted 1860

Red Section Baldwin 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 Michigan, Ionia, Belding, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRed Section Baldwin
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originMichigan, Ionia, Belding
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001301.

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