Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Nickajack Apple
Nickajack is a heritage apple cultivar from North Carolina, United States. It was grown primarily for cooking, eating. Native American origin, believed to be originally grown by Cherokee along banks. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 5 watercolour studies (1860–1875), painted by Royal Charles b. Steadman and Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Nickajack |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Delaware, Kent, Dover; Delaware, New Castle, Wilmington; North Carolina, Wilkes, Wilkesboro |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000560, POM00000561, POM00000562, POM00000566, POM00000567.
