It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connecte…

Henry David Thoreau
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It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2013). The Selected Essays of Henry David Thoreau, p.206, Simon and Schuster
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