Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Westfield Apple
The Westfield Seek-No-Further is an old New England apple from Westfield, Massachusetts, grown by the 1700s. Streaked dull red over a russeted ground, it has tender, rich, aromatic, sub-acid flesh — so esteemed for dessert that, the saying went, you need seek no further.
| Cultivar | Westfield |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | South Dakota, Clay, Vermillion; New York, Wyoming, Castile |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003704, POM00003705.
