Little Known Bits of American History and Folklore - Johnny Appleseed did not act alone!

Gus on the Job!  Emigrated from County Carlow

Johnny Appleseed is routinely taught to schoolchildren as a one-man phenomenom.  In fact, he had a team of men and women devoted to the Cause.  LeafBlower Gus* was an essential part of the Plant-a-Tree Project, though little is known of his specific role.  He was believed to be paid in apples of various sorts and recycled the seeds back to Johnny (kickback scheme?). Gus eventually parted ways with JA when he joined jazz bands in the Big Easy as a journeyman blower.
*footnote:  Winston the Great SnowBlower, Gus' first cousin, did not support Appleseed's ideas and refused to be a part of the project, for various reasons.