Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Ridge Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Ridge Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Ridge is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in US (before 1850). It was grown primarily for eating. A large apple. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study, painted by Bertha Heiges, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.

CultivarRidge
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originNew Jersey, Hudson, Jersey City
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003117.

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