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Wildmire on Clearfield Pippen Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Wildmire on Clearfield Pippen Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Wildmire on Clearfield Pippen 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 Pennsylvania, Clearfield, Grampian. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWildmire on Clearfield Pippen
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Specimen originPennsylvania, Clearfield, Grampian
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004202.

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