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Russet Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Russet Apple apple, painted 1872

Russet 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 Maine, York, Kittery, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRusset
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originMaine, York, Kittery
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000924.

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