Chestnuts · USDA pomological watercolour
Boone Chestnut
Boone Chestnut 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 Illinois, Pulaski, Villa Ridge, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Boone |
|---|---|
| Species | Castanea |
| Common fruit | Chestnut |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Illinois, Pulaski, Villa Ridge |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000125.