Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-10-09
HE Minnesota Pple -.Letter from Rev.
g. H. Pond.
To the Editor's ofMe MSnnesotian:


HE Minnesota A Pple Letter from Rev.
g. H. Pond.
To the Eaitor's the Msnmesotiam:
OAK GROVE, Oct. 2. 1853.
Mr. EDITOR: Dear Sir-I send herewith
some apples which you make such use f
as you think proper. Apples I: ON thu an.c
tree have been exhibited in tie Agricultural
Fair at Minneapolis and 81. Paul each Il lire
last three years withouC a name. / now
venture to name 1t Tie Ahnaesotn .8ppie.
The sight OF these apples joined win The
70 lowing statements viii, / lAnk, tend to III
s,.re such of the citizens of Minnesota as
may see item with confidence of success in
the culture OF this fruit.
Fourteen years ago last May, planted
some apple-seed along under the south side OF
my garden fence which afterwards saw to
be the most unfavorable spot in the garden
both for summer and winter. The seeds
terminated, and over one hundred little trees
grew we'll the first summer. Through my
neglect all but five we're dead the next spring.
The north wind piled the snow deep along
where the trees stood and they were buried
deep from November till April
learn from this that azyoung apple tree
will "winter-kill" in pta if they are
suffered to lie all wint1 L. Ii in the snow.
Five Of my trees survived tie winter even
under such circumstances. Since then all
except two of them have been destroyed by
unfair means. They would have died with
similar treatment even in New jersey, just
as a man will die any aohere il he is killed.
Of the two which now remained one died
natural death in the summer of 1852 From
all this, infer, that without care il is very
doubtful whether apples will grow in Mime
sofa.
From the tree that remains lave obtained
over twenty others which are thrifty, and /
think some of them will produce fruit next
season. This tree has borne fruit each of
the last four years. 1t is not indebted to my
care for its growth it has grown without
care. | infer therefore, that any other care
less man may possibly raise apples in Minnie
sofa by planting the seed.
| cannot be said that this tree has matured
and borne irui, because, that its locality is
favorable. for every ore who mas seen i. pro-
nounces 1t to be very unfayorably located (.
1t stands on the high bluff Of the Mime
sofa ,.yor unsheltcred. [ therefore infer,
; MAT by planting the seed, apples may be pro-
luced a7y ,cltse in Minnesota.
1t cannot be said lat the severity of the
Minnesota seasons. whether Of cold or heat,
vet or dry, will not admit of the culture Of
the apple, for during the twenty four years
that | have resided here, We have not had
any harder winters or summers, of cold or heat,
wet or dry, than some OF those which have
passed since tie Minnesota apple tee began
TO bear l infer, therefore, that seeding
apple tree will stanl any Minnesota season.
1t cannot be said either that the early heat
,r late cold of spring will kill the buds Or
blossoms # the apple tree, Tor the last spin =
was as unfavorabe in THIS respect, | tLioa,
as any ;hat has been experienced IN NJ nnt--
ia or the last quarter OF a century. Ae
caSon vas 50 severe that Che tiuits iGil-ju-
rs ia Minnesrta. Snci as iHe r'nfF the eliF7,
aud eten ihe 90o,enefrv. we've 7erv grr'' i
y oc>itog. Il ~h ,r The A.l4es. ga Al i, 49, ,
4 more t'u,r dis yea. ,nan ever beiYt.; .ul
; i, notwithstanding tt4t 1'a- Il full boom
il the n,.Iiie # May w.i-n tie ircst .,netI..-
ed the earth tvo inches, and the severe cold
continued for several days. therefore in.or
that the apple tree grown from the seed will
hear the ssnuscaI inc, n.nt weather OF the
. Minnesota spring, ., well as the hardy goose
berry bush, or the viii grape or plum tree,
with which the country is .llled.
For my part, Mr.. Editor, feel confident
that apples will grow from the seed in Min
nesota as we'll as IN Connecticut. Perhaps
the growth will not be quite so rapid, or ra-
Their, perhaps, they will not bear quite 50
young.
have no confidence in imported trees, and
would not set them out" if they were
brought to my door gratis. I have tried,
and treated them as we'll as knew how, but
failed entirely. M"ny others have tired, with
similar result, and doubtless others still will
try with no better success.
Every Minnesotian ought to obtain apple
seeds and plant them all over the State, and
then Minnesota will produce apples, and not
till then. Doubtless some localities are more
favorable than Others, but they will grow any
,0lere in Minnesota, with proper care. Let
every one plant the seeds fist, and while they
are growing, lie may, if he choose, experiment
on imported trees, but a0N gather fruit from
the seedlings. l say so because l think so.
G. H. POND.
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