WASHINGTON: United Nations scientist and artist has grown a unique tree that can produce 40 different fruits.
San Van Aken planted the tree of 40 fruit by grafting buds from various fruit trees. The tree is capable to produce multiple types of fruits.
Sam Van Aken saw tree branches being grafted and grown onto other trees, he likened it to Frankenstein.
He uses chip grafting to create the trees, which involves cutting the buds off a fruit tree and having them heal to the lateral branches of a rootstock tree. Branches from the different fruit trees grow off of the rootstock, which is typically a tree variety natural to the area’s climate and soil. Van Aken has planted 16 trees in seven states across the country.
