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Hoke Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Hoke Cherry cherry, painted 1838

Hoke 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 Pennsylvania, York, Spry, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHoke
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1838
Artist(s)Prestele, William Henry
Specimen originPennsylvania, York, Spry
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004660.

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