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Knurokune Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Knurokune Persimmon persimmon, painted 1860

Knurokune 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 Virginia, Russell, Smithfield, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarKnurokune
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originVirginia, Russell, Smithfield
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001333.

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