Chinese Apple Tree Botanical Art Print
An archival premium Quality Botanical art Print of the Chinese Apple Tree from the Curtis Botanical Magazine in 1794 for sale by Brandywine General Store. The flower print features several large whitish pink blooms with several buds that are darker in color with a few leaves all on a single stem. The Chinese Apple Tree was described in the journal thus - A native of China that was first cultivated in England in 1780 by Dr. Fothergill. A more showy ornamental tree can scarcely be introduced to decorate the shrubbery or plantation, however its beauty when blooming is of short duration. The flowers are large, of a pale red when open and the fruit is of little account and sparingly produced. Trees of this species will grow to twenty or thirty feet in the home garden. It is usually increased by grafting it on the Crab Flock. Pyrus Spectabilis. Botanical art print #28