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 ...
An art project featuring a live tree that bears 40 different kinds of fruit is more than just a conversation piece. The so-called "Tree of 40 Fruit" — blossoming in a variety of pretty pink hues when ...
Using grafting–essentially a limb transplant for plants–artist Sam Van Aken has turned a single tree into a whole orchard of stone fruit. His tree, called the Tree of 40 Fruit, is a bit like an ...