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Peach Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Peach Plum plum, painted 1873

Peach 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, with specimens recorded from Oregon, Umatilla, Milton-Freewater, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPeach
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originOregon, Umatilla, Milton-Freewater
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004850.

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