Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Newfane Apple
Newfane is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Geneva, New York, US (introduced 1927). It was grown primarily for eating. P Deacon Jones x Delicious. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 4 watercolour studies (1872–1873), painted by James Marion Shull and Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Newfane |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | New York, Ontario, Geneva; Pennsylvania, Bradford, Stevensville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002783, POM00002784, POM00002785, POM00002786.
