Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Gordon Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Gordon Apple apple, painted 1840

Gordon is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Whittier, California, United States (introduced 1977). It was grown primarily for eating, cooking. A low chill hour cultivar developed by Robert B. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1840), painted by Deborah Griscom Passmore, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.

CultivarGordon
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originPennsylvania, York, Hellam
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002043.

More heirloom Apple varieties