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Belle De Choisy Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Belle De Choisy Cherry cherry, painted 1840

Belle De Choisy Cherry 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 United States, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBelle De Choisy
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originUnited States
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004647.

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