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Cleveland Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Cleveland Cherry cherry, painted 1873

Cleveland Cherry 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 Pennsylvania, Union, Lewisburg; New York, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Thompson, Harriet L.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCleveland
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Thompson, Harriet L.
Specimen originPennsylvania, Union, Lewisburg; New York, Ontario, Geneva
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004434, POM00004436.

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