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Red Winter Reinette Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Red Winter Reinette Apple apple, painted 1860

Red Winter Reinette 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 Canada, Kentville, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRed Winter Reinette
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originCanada, Kentville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000729.

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