Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Puritan Apple
Puritan is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Amherst, Massachusetts, US (Cross made c. 1931, Introduced 1953). It was grown primarily for eating. A red apple with white flesh, medium size. 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 | Puritan |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | California, Humboldt, Ettersburg |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003073.
