Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Longfield Apple
Longfield is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Russia (before 1870). It was grown primarily for eating. Width 70–83 mm, height 67–75 mm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 4 watercolour studies (1840–1873), painted by Mary Daisy Arnold and Bertha Heiges, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Longfield |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Wisconsin, Bayfield, Bayfield; Maine, Penobscot, Orono |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002728, POM00002729, POM00002730, POM00002731.
