[He's never heard that saying, but it makes him frown, just for a moment. Adversity can bring out the worst in people, too. It all depends on the person.]

I can't say that I would know, myself. The apples I'm familiar with are wild - I've never seen them cultivated before, much less in such numbers.

[Potatoes and spinach and leeks, those are the things he's used to seeing in neat rows, not entire trees.]

I'd wager it merits further investigation.