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Steptoe Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Steptoe Plum plum, painted 1840

Steptoe Plum is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Washington, Whitman, Colfax, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSteptoe
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originWashington, Whitman, Colfax
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005125, POM00005126.

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