WATCH: “Sam Van Aken’s Tree of 40 Fruit” (Orchard People)
In Week 1’s “Plant Reproduction” module, we introduce grafting as an artificial method of asexual reproduction. It is a common method for producing many of the fruit trees we see sold in nurseries and garden centres, and planted in orchards, farms, and gardens.
The Tree of 40 Fruit is a single tree that grows 40 different types of stone fruit (peaches, apricots, plums, cherries, nectarines, and almonds) grafted by Sam Van Aken, an art professor from Syracuse University.
Orchard People’s Susan Poizner talks to Sam Van Aken about his Tree of 40 Fruit project in the video below.