magical-girl-in-training: astrodidact: This Tree Is Growing 40 Different Kinds Of Fruit At On
magical-girl-in-training: astrodidact:This Tree Is Growing 40 Different Kinds Of Fruit At OnceThis single (and quite colorfully blossoming) tree grows 40 different varieties of peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, cherries, and even almonds — but just how does it do it?It does it through the process of chip grafting. After sculptor Sam Van Aken bought a failing orchard in upstate New York full of hundreds of different fruit trees, he began the pain-staking process of grafting several of the different varieties together into one tree. Six years later, the result is this 40-fruit bearing tree, which includes some heirloom varieties that are centuries old.Image: Sam Van Akenhttp://io9.com/this-tree-is-growing-40-different-kinds-of-fruit-at-onc-160891712 -- source link
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