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Tree Of 40 Fruits

submitted by newtboy

8 years 10 months 2 weeks ago

Sam Van Aken, an artist and professor at Syracuse University, uses "chip grafting" to create trees that each bear 40 different varieties of stone fruits, or fruits with pits. The grafting process involves slicing a bit of a branch with a bud from a tree of one of the varieties and inserting it into a slit in a branch on the "working tree," then wrapping the wound with tape until it heals and the bud starts to grow into a new branch.

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very creative. I grew up doing grafting, but never thought about these kinds of possibilities.

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I keep thinking the next step is to espalier them (tie the branches so it grows 'flat') and design it so the different colored blossoms create different, full color 'paintings' that change as the different varieties bloom. (no stealing my idea)
That's going to take some serious planning and timing, but he's part way there already.

very creative. I grew up doing grafting, but never thought about these kinds of possibilities.

I like that idea - you could even grow a layer of delicious fruit over the painting, so that only true fruit lovers could get to appreciate the artwork

I keep thinking the next step is to espalier them (tie the branches so it grows 'flat') and design it so the different colored blossoms create different, full color 'paintings' that change as the different varieties bloom. (no stealing my idea)
That's going to take some serious planning and timing, but he's part way there already.

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