Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Plums · USDA pomological watercolour

Early Red Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Early Red Plum plum, painted c.1886–1942

Early Red Plum 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. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEarly Red
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007523.

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