Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Winter Green Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Winter Green Apple apple, painted 1873–1875

Winter Green 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 Virginia, Arlington, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWinter Green
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873–1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000102, POM00000103.

More heirloom Apple varieties