Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Pearl Apple
Pearl is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Essex, England (1983). It was grown primarily for eating. P Worcester Pearmain x Rival. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1873), painted by Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Pearl |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Indiana, Greenwood |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002903.
