Not to be irreverent or irrelevant, but

If John Chapman could read this thread he would turn over in his grave. He
considered grafting to be "absolute wickedness" according to some accounts.
BTW his grave is located in Fort Wayne IN somewhere near his memorial which
is located in the park and is accessible from the rear of the parking lot of
the Ft. Wayne Memorial Coliseum. It is on a mound surrounded by an iron
fence. The stele at the gravesite reads,

"In fond memory of
John Chapman, endearingly known as "Johnny Appleseed
These grave-site improvements were provided by
The Men's Garden Clubs of America
and
The Johnny Appleseed National Memorial Foundation, Inc.
September 25, 1965"

There is some dispute as to the actual burial site but most historians
believe it is at least within 50 feet of the corrrect location based on
accounts recorded from eyewitnesses at his burial in the old Archer Cemetery
in March 1845.

A few people in Ohio and Indiana believe they still have a Johnny Appleseed
Tree on their property and tourists can buy Johnny AppleSeed Tree. But
the last known surviving Johnny Appleseed tree is located on a farm near
Nova, Ohio, some 50 miles west of Akron. The fruit is said to resemble the
Albemarle Pippen and they will sell you cuttings.

Olin