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Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour

Tsuru No Ko Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Tsuru No Ko Persimmon persimmon, painted 1840–1860

Tsuru No Ko Persimmon is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Georgia, Richmond, Augusta; North Carolina, Cumberland, Fayetteville, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTsuru No Ko
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Painted1840–1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originGeorgia, Richmond, Augusta; North Carolina, Cumberland, Fayetteville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001148, POM00001149, POM00001150.

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