Artist creates living work by grafting 40 plants onto one tree. His works in progress are already a hit with chipmunks, squirrels, deer and at least one particularly enthusiastic groundhog.

As far as the “Tree of 40 Fruit,” it generally takes one year to know if the graft has succeeded. Then, it will take another two to three years to know if it produces fruit.

Peaches, apricots, nectarines and cherries—one hybrid tree bears all these fruits. Artist Sam Van Aken cultivated the "Tree of 40 Fruits" to symbolize the biodiversity needed to feed our planet.

The first Tree of 40 Fruit was planted on the Syracuse campus in 2011, and there are 25 more of them in locations throughout the country including Maine, Indiana, New York, and California.

Peaches, apricots, nectarines and cherries—one hybrid tree bears all these fruits. Artist Sam Van Aken cultivated the "Tree of 40 Fruits" to symbolize the biodiversity needed to feed our planet.

The Tree of 40 Fruit is a single tree that grows 40 different varieties of stone fruit. So that's peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines and cherries all growing on one tree.

Peaches, apricots, nectarines and cherries—one hybrid tree bears all these fruits. Artist Sam Van Aken cultivated the "Tree of 40 Fruits" to symbolize the biodiversity needed to feed our planet.