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As I remember, American Forests magazine had young trees that were being 
sold from an original Johnny Appleseed tree.  I want to say it was in 
Ohio, and I do remember the picture showed it had chain wrapped all 
around the trunk keeping it together.  That's about all I can remember 
though.

tanis cuff wrote:
> Is it worth pointing out that all those trees would most probably be 
> dead now, and the fellow should be looking for successive grafted & 
> budded trees ?
>
> Tanis Cuff
>
>
> > From: Lon Rombough <lonrom@bunchgrapes.com>
> > Reply-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> > To: NAFEX <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Subject: [NAFEX] FW: a real johnny appleseed tree
> > Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:20:26 -0700
> >
> > I know there was a discussion of known Johnny Appleseed trees a while 
> > back.
> > Can anyone help this fellow out?
> > -Lon Rombough
> >
> > ----------
> > From: "Bill SLOAT" <bsloat@plaind.com>
> > Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 12:05:57 -0400
> > To: <LONrom@bunchgrapes.com>
> > Subject: a real johnny appleseed tree
> >
> > lon,
> >
> > thanks for helping me out.  i'm a reporter with the Cleveland (Ohio) 
> > Plain
> > Dealer and I am looking for an apple tree that was planted by Johnny
> > Appleseed (John Chapman).  This quest is like the hunt for the Holy 
> > Grail.
> > I have been to the Algeo farm, I have been to Granville, Mt. Vernon, 
> > Newark
> > and Richmond Ind.  I have no proof that is definitive on any of those
> > claims: Just hand-me-down legends.   Could there be a proven tree 
> > someplace?
> > What's the buzz out there in NAFEX?  Who has hunted for the tree, and 
> > what
> > have they found?
> > Any insights, sightings, tales of the hunt etc. will be appreciated.  
> > I am
> > trying to write a story for Sept. 26, his birthday.  Thanks.
> > bill sloat
> > reporter
> > cleveland plain dealer
> > synare riamtaruHohn Cham



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