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Texas Red Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Texas Red Apple apple, painted 1860–1872

Texas Red 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 Oklahoma, Woodward, Woodward; Texas, Grayson, Denison, painted by Shull, James Marion, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTexas Red
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860–1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originOklahoma, Woodward, Woodward; Texas, Grayson, Denison
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003749, POM00003750.

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