Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Wild Crab Apple
Wild Crab 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 Missouri, Pike, Bowling Green, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Wild Crab |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Missouri, Pike, Bowling Green |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003504.
