Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
York Imperial Apple
York Imperial originated near York, Pennsylvania, in the early nineteenth century, where it was first known as "Johnson's Fine Winter" before nurseryman Jonathan Jessop promoted it. A lopsided, firm, red-striped apple, it keeps extremely well and became a mainstay of the mid-Atlantic processing and storage trade. Its long commercial life made it a recurring subject in the USDA watercolours.
| Cultivar | York Imperial |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | West Virginia, Berkeley, Gerrardstown; Michigan, Allegan, Douglas; Idaho, Canyon, Nampa; Virginia, Fairfax, Gunston Manor |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 16 |
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000925, POM00000926, POM00000927, POM00000928, POM00000929, POM00000930, POM00000931, POM00000933, POM00000934, POM00000935, POM00002435, POM00003990, POM00003991, POM00003992, POM00003993, POM00003996.
