Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Jersey Sweet Apple
Jersey Sweet is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in US (before 1820). It was grown primarily for baking. Width 72–90 mm, height 67 mm. 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 | Jersey Sweet |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Ohio, Ross, South Salem |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000225, POM00002543.
