Our Apple Collection
Image credits
99 of the 116 varieties in our apple collection are shown with a picture. Every picture is public domain, carries a Creative Commons CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA license, or is Crown copyright material reused under the UK Open Government Licence (v3.0, or v2.0 for one Commons copy), and each one is credited below with links to its source and license.
- 39 watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (National Agricultural Library), public domain
- 17 plates and paintings from pomology books and manuscripts made before 1929, public domain (via Wikimedia Commons; scans by Cornell University Library, the University of California Libraries and the USDA National Agricultural Library via the Internet Archive; one plate scanned by the National Library of the Czech Republic; one Pomona Italiana scan is credited to Rawpixel under CC BY-SA 4.0)
- 12 labelled specimen photographs from the UK National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (one via Wikimedia Commons under OGL v2.0)
- 31 photographs from Wikimedia Commons, Geograph, Flickr and the USDA GRIN-Global germplasm database (CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA, or U.S. government public domain)
Photographs and plates are cropped to fit the page. Where I could not find a picture that clearly shows the same cultivar, the variety keeps its plain apple artwork. A wrong apple would be worse than no picture.
Acklam Russet
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale (accession 1961-043), © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (cropped).
Amère de Berthecourt
Photo: APictche, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Arkansas Black
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1895. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00000979), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Ashmead Kernel
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Baldwin
Painting by Ellen Isham Schutt, 1905. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001296), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Bardsey (Afal Enlli)
Photo: David Medcalf, 2008, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph (cropped).
Belle de Boskoop
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1900. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00003314), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Black Oxford
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1896. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001390), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Blenheim Orange
Painting by Mary Daisy Arnold, 1931. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001633), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Bloody Ploughman
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Blue Pearmain
Painting by Mary Daisy Arnold, 1912. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001403), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Bramley's Seedling
Painting by Ellen Isham Schutt, 1908. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001435), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Breakwell's Seedling
Photo: USDA ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, NY (PI 590087). Public domain (U.S. government work), via USDA GRIN-Global (cropped).
Campfield
The painting is labelled “Canfield”, an old spelling of Campfield. Illustration: watercolor by William Coxe's daughters, William Coxe manuscript atlas of fruits (New Jersey, c. 1810–1831). Public domain; scan by the USDA National Agricultural Library via Internet Archive (cropped).
Carter's Blue
Painting by M. Strange, 1914. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001585), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Catshead
Illustration: Alice B. Ellis and Edith E. Bull, The Herefordshire Pomona, vol. 2, plate L, fig. 3 (Woolhope Club, 1876–85). Public domain; scan by Cornell University Library via Internet Archive (cropped).
Christkindler
Photo: Marcel Adler, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Claygate Pearmain
Painting by William Henry Prestele, 1888. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001706), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Coeur de Boeuf
Photo: Varmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Colorado Orange
Painting by Bertha Heiges, 1904. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001791), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Cornish Gilliflower
Photo: Theroadislong, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Court Pendu Plat
Illustration: Wilhelm Lauche, Deutsche Pomologie: Äpfel, plate 18 (1882). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Cox's Orange Pippin
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1907. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001846), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Crow Egg
Painting by Royal Charles Steadman, 1916. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001869), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Dabinett
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale (accession 1989-077), © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (cropped).
D'Arcy Spice
Illustration: Edith E. Bull, The Herefordshire Pomona, vol. 1, plate XXV, fig. 2 (Woolhope Club, 1876–85). Public domain; scan by Cornell University Library via Internet Archive (cropped).
Decio
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale (accession 1983-032), © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (cropped).
Devonshire Crimson Queen
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale (accession 1953-081), OGL v2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Devonshire Quarrenden
Illustration: Henriette Sjöberg, Svenska fruktsorter i färglagda avbildningar (Stockholm, 1924). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Dolgo Crabapple
Photo: Виталий Брыкин (Vitaly Brykin), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Duchess of Oldenburg
Painting by Ellen Isham Schutt, 1912. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00000446), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Duck's Bill
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale (accession 1937-010), © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (cropped).
Duke of Devonshire
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale (accession 2000-032), © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (cropped).
Edelborsdorfer
Illustration: Wilhelm Lauche, Deutsche Pomologie: Äpfel, plate 60 (1882). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Ellis Bitter
Photo: USDA ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, NY (PI 589650). Public domain (U.S. government work), via USDA GRIN-Global (cropped).
Esopus Spitzenburg
Painting by Royal Charles Steadman, 1926. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00002145), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Fameuse
Painting by Ellen Isham Schutt, 1912. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001896), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Fillbarrel
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale (accession 1989-084), © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (cropped).
Fireside
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale (accession 1951-061), © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (cropped).
Foxwhelp
Illustration: W. G. Smith, The Herefordshire Pomona, vol. 1, plate I (Woolhope Club, 1876–85). Public domain; scan by Cornell University Library via Internet Archive (cropped).
Ginger Gold
Photo: Markus Hagenlocher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Golden Harvey
Illustration: Alice B. Ellis, The Herefordshire Pomona, vol. 1, plate XVI, fig. 1 (Woolhope Club, 1876–85). Public domain; scan by Cornell University Library via Internet Archive (cropped).
Golden Russet
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1898. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001880), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Granniewinkle
Woodcut printed “No. 85. Graniwinkle”, Coxe’s spelling. Illustration: woodcut, William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (Philadelphia, 1817), No. 85. Public domain; scan by the University of California Libraries via Internet Archive (cropped).
Granny Smith
Painting by Royal Charles Steadman, 1925. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00002046), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Gravenstein
Painting by Mary Daisy Arnold, 1925. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00002050), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Grimes Golden
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1905. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00002199), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Hagloe Crab
Illustration: Edith E. Bull, The Herefordshire Pomona, vol. 2, plate LXXII, fig. 3 (Woolhope Club, 1876–85). Public domain; scan by Cornell University Library via Internet Archive (cropped).
Harrison
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1899. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00002268), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Hewes Crab
Painting by Mary Daisy Arnold. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00003580), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Himbeerapfel von Holovousy
Illustration: Jan Říha, České ovoce, vol. 3, Jablka (Prague, 1919), plate 29. Public domain; scan by the National Library of the Czech Republic via Kramerius digital library (cropped).
Junaluska
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Keepsake
Photo: USDA ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, NY (PI 589894). Public domain (U.S. government work), via USDA GRIN-Global (cropped).
King David
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1906. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00002495), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Kingston Black
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Knobbed Russet
Photo: Leslie Seaton, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Lady
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1910. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00002454), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Liberty
Photo: Shuhrataxmedov, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Lubsk Queen
Painting by Ellen Isham Schutt, 1909. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00001820), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Mank's Codlin
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
McIntosh
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1909. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00002355), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Mela Carla
Illustration: Pomona Italiana (Pisa, 1817–39), public domain artwork; digitisation by Rawpixel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Mutsu (Crispin)
Photo: Joergens.mi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Nero
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1894. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00002774), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Newtown Pippin
Painting by Ellen Isham Schutt, 1910. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00000792), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Niedzwetzkyana Crab
Illustration: Mary E. Eaton, botanical compendium (1921). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Northern Spy
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1904. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00000282), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Orleans Reinette
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1900. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00000432), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Patte de Loup
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Pearmain
Pearmain is an old class name, not one variety. This 1920 USDA painting is labelled simply “Pearmain”; it shows an apple grown under that name, not necessarily the same strain as our tree. Painting by J. Marion Shull, 1920. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00003755), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Piel de Sapo
Photo: USDA ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, NY (PI 681634). Public domain (U.S. government work), via USDA GRIN-Global (cropped).
Pink Pearl
Photo: Leslie Seaton, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Pitmaston Pineapple
Illustration: Alice B. Ellis and Edith E. Bull, The Herefordshire Pomona, vol. 2, plate LXIX, fig. 8 (Woolhope Club, 1876–85). Public domain; scan by Cornell University Library via Internet Archive (cropped).
Purpurroter Cousinot
Illustration: Wilhelm Lauche, Deutsche Pomologie: Äpfel, plate 9 (1882). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Red Devil
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale (accession 1999-070), © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (cropped).
Redstreak
Illustration: Thomas Andrew Knight, Pomona Herefordiensis (1811). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Ribston Pippin
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1904. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00003105), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Roxbury Russet
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1898. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00000502), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Smith's Cider
Painting by Mary Daisy Arnold, 1929. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00003327), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Stoke Red
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale (accession 1989-110), © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (cropped).
Tolman Sweet
Painting by Amanda Newton, 1913. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00003500), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Violette
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale (accession 1945-002), © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (cropped).
Westfield Seek-No-Further
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1893. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00003704), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
White Winter Pearmain
Painting by Bertha Heiges, 1898. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00004134), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Winesap
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1903. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00000755), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Wyken Pippin
Illustration: Alice B. Ellis and Edith E. Bull, The Herefordshire Pomona, vol. 2, plate LIV, fig. 1 (Woolhope Club, 1876–85). Public domain; scan by Cornell University Library via Internet Archive (cropped).
Yarlington Mill
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale (accession 1989-119), © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (cropped).
Yellow Transparent
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1902. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00000993), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
York Imperial
Painting by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1904. USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (POM00000930), public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
