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Cauley Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Cauley Apple apple, painted 1873

Cauley is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Mississippi, US (introduced 1942). It was grown primarily for cooking, jelly. P unknown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1873), painted by Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.

CultivarCauley
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMississippi, Washington, Stoneville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002370.

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