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South Giant Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the South Giant Cherry cherry, painted 1873

South Giant 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 California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSouth Giant
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originCalifornia, Sonoma, Santa Rosa
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004616.

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