Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Black Annette Apple
Black Annette is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in US (before 1820). It was grown primarily for eating. Flesh white, tender, good. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 2 watercolour studies (1840–1875), painted by Royal Charles b. Steadman and Deborah Griscom Passmore, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Black Annette |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Iowa, Monroe, Mapleton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001617, POM00001618.
