Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Macoun Apple
Macoun is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Geneva, New York (1909/1923). It was grown primarily for eating. P McIntosh x Jersey Black. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 2 watercolour studies (1873), painted by Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Macoun |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | United States; New York |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001826, POM00003187.
