In a series hybrid fruit kept in American sculptor Syracuse (Syracuse) at the University of Sam Van Aken (Sam Van Aken) "carved" the tree called "40 fruit tree 'perfect interpretation its name.
Most of the time, The tree may seem unusual, but it will open in the spring in a pink, magenta and white flowers of different shades, then, in the autumn approaching, the bear 40 different species are stone fruits, such as almonds, apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches and plums.
Such a spectacle by different kinds of fruit trees grafted together to achieve, including the locally produced fruit, fairly rare types of fruit, there's quite old types of fruit, the history of which some fruit for centuries, Afghanistan Ken told Epicurious (American famous food website).
An orchard Akon major resources from the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, where he heard the orchard will be demolished after the rent down. After the 250 plant species are classified according to similar flowering, he chose some of which were grafted on the root structure of a tree. Two years later, he added on the tree, "Tree work" more kinds of fruit as an independent branch of - a technique known as "debris grafting", Science Alert explains. Each has a small sprout sheet will be inserted into the tree, "Tree work" incision, and then tied up the place. When these "wound" in the past after a winter after recovery, these new branches will grow out of the ordinary to become the tree branches, as they will be trimmed like a normal branches.
So far, there have been 16 "40 Fruit" success survival, and each of them growing season is about five years. Because of the diversity of species and internal compatibility exists between the various classes, Akon select only the hard-core of fruit, and a little garlic and mint can disperse wild deer.
"By combining different types of trees in a certain order to graft a tree, I can control flowering tree," he said. "People tell me they have such a tree in the family, can provide perfect and include an adequate number of different types of fruit. "
(Written by: Janet Fang / Janet Translation: Generation Review: Li Boxun)
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