Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Sharon Apple
Sharon is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Iowa, US (introduced 1922). It was grown primarily for eating. P McIntosh x Longfield. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1873), painted by L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher) Krieger, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Sharon |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher) |
| Specimen origin | Iowa, Story, Ames |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003214.
