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Geer Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Geer Cherry cherry, painted 1840

Geer 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 Oregon, Union, Union, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGeer
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originOregon, Union, Union
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004474.

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