Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour

Saxe Persimmon

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

Saxe 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, Charlotte, Saxe, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSaxe
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originVirginia, Charlotte, Saxe
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001087.

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