Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Red Gravenstein Apple
Red Gravenstein is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Washington, US (Discovered 1907 or 1908, introduced 1924.). It was grown primarily for eating, cooking, pie. A red sport of Gravenstein. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 6 watercolour studies (1840–1875), painted by Deborah Griscom Passmore and Amanda Almira Newton, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Red Gravenstein |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Kings, Wolfville; Washington, San Juan, Olga; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003059, POM00003060, POM00003061, POM00003062, POM00003063, POM00003064.
