Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Beefsteak Apple
Beefsteak is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Amesbury, Massachusetts, US (before 1870). It was grown primarily for eating. Stalk medium. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1860), painted by Amanda Almira Newton, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Beefsteak |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Massachusetts, Barnstable, West Barnstable |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001470.
