Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Munson Apple
Munson is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Possibly Massachusetts, US (before 1849). It was grown primarily for eating. Width 68 mm, height 55 mm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1875), painted by Royal Charles b. Steadman, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Munson |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002930.
