Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Apple Tree From Seed
Olin wrote: 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. As I mentioned in another posting, John Chapman's contribution was to provide a source of fruit to remote farmers and settlers, who would otherwise not have any access to apples. These apples were ok for making cider or feeding the animals. The cider was necessary to provide a nutritious drink in the Winter months, when there was no substitute. Chapman was certainly an eccentric, possibly driven by religious fervor, but as I have explained, he did contribute to the promoting of fruit growing in this country. If you worry about John Chapman turning in his grave, give a few thoughts to Sir Issac Newton, who's theories were a great contribution, but were found to be not applicable to all facets of our universe. By the way, in doing some surfing about Chapman, I came across this interesting site about growing apples from seeds: http://www.pollinator.com/appleseeds_faq.htm Sherwin D. |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Apple Tree From Seed in Mid-Atlantic | Gardening | |||
Pollinating apple espalier apple | United Kingdom | |||
Apple tree from seed? | Gardening | |||
Baby apple tree from a seed... | Gardening |