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Johnny Appleseed (born John Chapman; September 26, 1774 – March 18, 1845) was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced trees grown with apple seeds (as opposed to trees grown with grafting [1]) to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Ontario, as well as the northern counties of West Virginia.
First edition (publ. J. B. Lippincott & Co.) Better Known as Johnny Appleseed is a children's book by Mabel Leigh Hunt.It presents the life and legend of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, in nine stories, each named for a variety of apple such as those Johnny planted in the Midwest river valleys.
Pages in category "Johnny Appleseed" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The seed of an apple; Johnny Appleseed (1774–1845), American pioneer nurseryman and missionary; Appleseed, by Aesop Rock; Appleseed, a 2001 novel by John Clute; Appleseed, a 2021 novel written from Matt Bell; The Apple Seed, a storytelling radio show on BYU radio
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Johnny is inspired by an angel to abandon his farm, go west, and plant apple seeds everywhere he goes so that settlers will always have something to eat during their travels. The angel tells Johnny that he has all that he needs to go out West: a bag of apple seeds for planting, a holy book known as the Bible, and a tin pot he can use for a hat.
Johnny Appleseed did not grow or sell any grafted varieties, and for the Rambo or any other variety to be perpetuated, it must be grafted. As Michael Pollan indicates in his chapter on the apple in Botany of Desire , John Chapman (1774–1845), for religious reasons related to the doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg , believed grafting was an ...
Burpee Seeds, established in 1876; D. Landreth Seed Company, established 1784; Fedco Seeds, established in 1978; Ferry-Morse Seed Company, established in 1856; Gurney's Seed and Nursery Company, established in 1866; Harris Seeds, established in 1879 [5] [6] [7] Hudson Valley Seed Company, established in 2009 [8] [9] J.W. Jung Seed Company ...