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Socsany White Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Socsany White Cherry cherry, painted c.1886–1942

Socsany White 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, Yamhill, Springbrook, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSocsany White
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originOregon, Yamhill, Springbrook
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004710.

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