Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Northwestern Greening Apple
Northwestern Greening arose in Wisconsin around 1872 and was bred for the harsh climate of the upper Midwest. A large, smooth, green-to-yellow apple, it is firm and tart — a cooking and keeping apple rather than a dessert one — and it stores remarkably well. Its hardiness made it important to northern orchards, which is why the USDA documented it.
| Cultivar | Northwestern Greening |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Fredericton; Iowa, Des Moines; Colorado, Delta, Paonia; Arizona, Yavapai, Jerome |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 10 |
All 10 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000312, POM00000313, POM00000314, POM00000315, POM00000316, POM00000317, POM00000318, POM00003859, POM00003860, POM00004030.
