Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Red Winter Pearmain Apple
Red Winter Pearmain 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 California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Red Winter Pearmain |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002969.
