Volume 46 Number 3 Article 1
Year 1992 Month 7
Title: 'Wealthy' Apple
Author: T.R. Roper
Abstract:
Early settlers of the northern areas of the American Great Plains were constantly looking for fruit cultivars that would flourish in this harsh environment with short humid summers and long cold winters.
In 1860 Peter M. Gideon of Excelsior, Minnesota had $ 8.00 left after feeding and clothing his large family for the winter.
He sent at least part of that money to Albert Emerson of Bangor, Maine and received scion wood for 'Duchess', 'Blue Pearmain' and 'Cherry Crab' apples.
He also received seed from the 'Cherry Crab' from Mr.
Emerson which he planted.
From this lot of seed grew the 'Wealthy' apple.
Peter Gideon said "... I began fruit culture in Minnesota by planting thirty named varieties of apples, a good collection of pears, plums, cherries and quinces, a bushel of apple seed and a peck of peach seed, and yearly for nine years planted more trees and seeds, and all kept as long as they could live in Minnesota, and at the end of ten years all died except for one small seedling crab."
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