Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour

Hyiki Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Hyiki Persimmon persimmon, painted c.1886–1942

Hyiki Persimmon 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 Louisiana. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHyiki
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Specimen originLouisiana
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003828.

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