Tree of 40 Fruit — Sam Van Aken

The Tree of 40 Fruit is a single tree that grows forty different types of stone fruit including peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, cherries, and almonds. Created through the process of grafting, the Tree of 40 Fruit blossom in variegated tones of pink, crimson and white in spring, and in summer bear a multitude of fruit. Primarily composed of heirloom and antique varieties, the Tree of 40 Fruit are a form of conservation, preserving stone fruit varieties that are not commercially produced or available.

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Tree of Forty Fruit

Tree 75 - Syracuse University - Syracuse, New York

Tree 01 - Colby College - Waterville, Maine

Trees 42, 108, 109

Tree 46 - West Collection

Tree 54, 55, 57, 60, 61, 65, 66, 67 - Everson Museum of Art - Syracuse, New York

Tree 70 - Roanoke College - Salem, Virginia

Tree 71

Tree 87 - Rockwell Museum - Corning, NY

Tree 89, 91, 93, 94 - Thompson Point - Portland, Maine

Tree 105, 106 - New Harmony, Indiana

Tree 200 - Pioneerworks - Brooklyn, New York