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Siberian Crab Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Siberian Crab Apple apple, painted 1872

Siberian Crab Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Washington, Thurston, Olympia; Maryland, Montgomery, Kensington, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSiberian Crab
SpeciesMalus
Common fruitApple
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originWashington, Thurston, Olympia; Maryland, Montgomery, Kensington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003823, POM00003969.

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