Savannah, Ohio has the last remaining relic of Johnny Appleseed’s orchards – a 150-year-old apple tree still producing fruit due to its location above an underground water table. Johnny Appleseed walked over 100,000 miles and owned 1,200 acres of land, planting sour apples for cider and regretting campfires due to bugs.
Every American schoolboy knows the story of Johnny Appleseed, the pioneer who spent years starting orchards and daycare centers throughout the Midwest. Appleseed, whose real name was John Chapman, saw a great need for Americans to initiate conservation efforts, so he walked miles and miles spreading apple seeds.
But while many museums and historic sites are dedicated to Appleseed, you have to visit a small Ohio town to see the last remaining relic of his endeavors.
Savannah, Ohio has only about 400 people, but it also has a 150-year-old apple tree planted by Johnny Appleseed — and it’s still producing fruit. According to Dick Sommer, who works at the local Appleseed museum, the tree is still alive and well thanks to its location: above an underground water table.
Another resident, Barbara Morgan, says the tree never stops delivering. “He gives us tons of apples,” she said. “Last summer we had to cut some branches and support others with poles because we were afraid that the weight of the apples would break the branches”.
More than a tree planter
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Johnny Appleseed walked more than 100,000 miles (160,934km) and ended up owning 1,200 acres of land.
The apples on the trees Johnny Appleseed planted were for making cider and alcohol, not for eating—they were quite sour.
Johnny Appleseed loved animals and reportedly even regretted making campfires because bugs flew into the flames.
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