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Stayman Winesap Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Stayman Winesap Apple apple, painted 1860–1875

Stayman — often sold as Stayman Winesap — was raised in 1866 by Dr. Joseph Stayman of Leavenworth, Kansas, from a seed of the older Winesap apple. It is a medium-to-large, dull-red, tart-sweet apple valued for fresh eating, cider, and cooking, ripening late and keeping well. A leading market apple of the early twentieth century, it was documented repeatedly by the USDA.

CultivarStayman Winesap
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860–1875
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMaryland, Kent, Coleman; Idaho, Canyon, Nampa; Rhode Island, Newport, Newport; Virginia, Winchester
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates20

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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000348, POM00002501, POM00002502, POM00002503, POM00003414, POM00003415, POM00003416, POM00003417, POM00003418, POM00003422, POM00003460, POM00003501, POM00003502, POM00003503, POM00003532, POM00003591, POM00003592, POM00003593, POM00003594, POM00003595.

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