This is the art I want to make! How inspiring: artist and professor Sam Van Aken in Syracuse, NY took fruit trees, including ancient varieties that were running the risk of extinction, and created a tree by grafting that has over 40 species of fruit on one tree! Apples, pears, peaches, apricots, almonds and more grace what he thinks of as a sculpture that evolves with the seasons and with time. Not only is the tree amazingly beautiful, but with imagination and creativity, he’s saved overlooked species.
