Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-10-09
The Minnesota A ppie Letter from Rev.
g. H. Pond.

The Minnesota A Ppie Letter from Rev.
G. III. Pond.
TO the Editor's gfM Nsnnesotian:
OAK GROVE, Oct 2, 1853.
Mr. EDITOR: Dear Sir-I send herewith
some apples which you can make such use #
as you think proper. Apples i: ON tn lnc
tree have been exhibited i'll tie Agricultural
Fair at Minneapolis ;sI,d ~. Paul each Il .....
lat three years wilton, a name. uo..
venture t. name 1t Tie l!Iil4ae,1lu 5plie.
The sight OF these apples joined win he
70 owing statements viii, | think, rend TO IL
s,.re suci Of tie citizens of Mi'oe-nra as
may see item with confidence of success in
the culture OF this fruit.
Fourteen years ago last May, I planted
! some apple-seed aioIg 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 well the first summer. Through my
neglect all but five were 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 sAsyoung apple tree
will "winter-kill" in pta if they are
suffered to lie all white L. = ID 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 man will die any ohere 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 blamed
over twenty others winch 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, t!at any other care
les man may possibly ra.se appl4. in Miule-
sota by painting the seed.
I cal.,iot BE said that this tree la, InatuIed
md borne liui, because, That its locality is
favorable for every ore who mas seen il pro-
nounces 1t to be very unfavorably located &.
1t stands on the high bluff Of the Mime
! sofa ,:yor unsheltored. therefore infer,
, tiat ~ planting the seed, apples may be pro-
luoed any ,chese in Minnesota.
1t cannot he said lat the severity of the
Minnesota seasons. whether OF cold or heat,
net or dry, will not admit of the culture Of
the apple, for during the twenty four years
that | have resided here, We have not rad
any harder winters or summers of cold or beat,
vet or dry, than some Of those which have
passed since tie Munesota apple tee BEGAN
20 bear | infer, therefore, that seeding
ap,lc ttec will stan. any Minnesota season.
Itcannot be said either that the early heat
n late cold of spring will kill the buds u
blossoms f the apple tree, Tor the last 50 :;
= sas as uuiavorabe in tns respect. / ,li'a,
as any ;hat has been experienced III NJ n,r--
It. 'or the last quattcr OF a century. ,.s
ca~on was 80 severe ,4ar '.. flats a. -
'.s b.. Mnn,,..,a. ~ir. .- ;.e I'an The eli,. .,
..4d ettu ;nt eoo-tn.f.v. Vc.e 't'e --' =
~ tc-.o.3 ....".fa >...-s.'aa. .....,
- more l'ut .hi~ },a. ,""u cy,' o.i., ;.uI
=, .tvif.>t.n...I t...tj' Via Il .J'I a.prrn
"a tie a...!ir 4 Nay Wen tie tco.t ..,A"t!.,-
ed toe earth $50 incha@, ard tie severe cod
continued for several dayo. therefore in.vr
that the apple tree grown from the seed will
hear the anusrol inc, nent weather OF the
. Minnesota spring, % we'll as the hardy goose
1 berry bush, or the viii grape or plum tree,
With which the country is .illed.
For my part, MIR. 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
I brought to my door gratis. 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 them Doubtless some localities are more
favorable than others, but they will grow any
'olere in Minnesota, with proper care. Let
every one plant the seeds fist and while they
are growing, he may, if he choose, experiment
on imported trees, but aoiN gother fruit from
The seedlings. say so because | think so.
g. H. POND.
k5uilio ssantS.