Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Star Apple
Star is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in New York, US ? (before 1850). It was grown primarily for eating. A roundish oblate apple, splashed with crimson. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 3 watercolour studies (1838–1873), painted by William Henry Prestele and Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Star |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1838–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Prestele, William Henry, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Summit, Tallmadge; New Jersey, Burlington, Moorestown; New York, Monroe, Rochester |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000030, POM00002356, POM00003157.
