Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Red Willow Twig Apple
Red Willow Twig 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 West Virginia, Hancock, Newell, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Red Willow Twig |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | West Virginia, Hancock, Newell |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000728.
