Here is the artist's rendition of what a Tree of 40 Fruit will look like at 10 years. Image courtesy of Sam Van Aken A tree that Sam Van Aken grows might look like any other—until it blooms. First, ...

Agriculture and art are joining forces in the City of Brotherly Love. Contemporary artist Sam Van Aken is bringing the “Tree of 40 Fruit” to Temple University’s main campus in Philadelphia. This art ...

A single tree that bears 40 different fruits? It's not the product of magic, but years of careful grafting by artist Sam Van Aken. The Tree of 40 Fruit looks like any other tree. But in the spring, it ...

For Sam Van Aken, grafting — a horticultural practice of joining two or more plants together — is about more than just creating the best harvest. It's a way to preserve trees, particularly varieties ...

This episode was originally released on April 16, 2019. Have you ever seen or tasted a star fruit? This smooth, waxy, golden fruit is shaped like an oval, but it has five ridges running down the sides ...

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Jackfruit trees are tropical evergreen trees that produce the largest fruit in the world. The fruits taste like a cross ...