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Story September 3, 1831

Alabama State Intelligencer

Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

What is this article about?

In Oxford, Maryland, a grape vine in Mr. John Willis's yard, now in its seventh year, spans enormous extent, covering the yard and four fruit trees, with over 25,110 bunches of grapes counted, many double bunches.

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Great Grape Vine.—At Oxford, Md. in the yard of Mr John Willis, is a grape vine of enormous extent and fruitfulness. The owner and some of his neighbors recently counted the clusters, as well as they could. From the American Farmer we learn, that they counted twenty five thousand one hundred and ten bunches, one third or nearly half of them are double bunches and only counted as single bunches. The vine is commencing its seventh year's growth, and the stem is only from nine to ten inches in circumference. One limb was up a fruit tree so high that it could not be counted. The vine covers a large part of the yard in an espalier form, and has run up four fruit trees.

What sub-type of article is it?

Curiosity Extraordinary Event

What themes does it cover?

Nature

What keywords are associated?

Grape Vine Enormous Extent Oxford Md Fruitfulness American Farmer

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr John Willis

Where did it happen?

Oxford, Md., Yard Of Mr John Willis

Story Details

Key Persons

Mr John Willis

Location

Oxford, Md., Yard Of Mr John Willis

Story Details

A grape vine of enormous extent and fruitfulness in Oxford, Md., counted with 25,110 bunches, many double, in its seventh year, covering yard and trees.

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