>>109613093This would be true if the johnny appleseed they taught in american elementary schools was real, but the actual legend and the actual person are both way more interesting.
Like how when you plant apples you clone a tree with a piece of stem or root, you don't plant the seeds. This guarantees the apples come out right.
Do you know what kinds of trees you do plant the seeds for? Crab apples and sour apples. What are these apples mainly used for? Booze. Apple brandy or Apple Jack. The kind they'd make over winter by freezing it in a barrel, breaking off the ice, freezing it again, and repeating until it's good and strong.
Why did he plant seed to encourage everyone get drunk on brandy? Short answer: it was local and not imported from Europe so it would make america more independent. Long answer: go read his wikipedia page, it's a trip.
