Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Red Sour June Apple
Red Sour June 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 North Carolina, Duplin, Faison, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Red Sour June |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | North Carolina, Duplin, Faison |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000713.
