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York State Prune Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the York State Prune Plum plum, painted 1860

York State Prune 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 New York, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarYork State Prune
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originNew York, Ontario, Geneva
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004874.

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