Video: Magic Tree Bears 40 Different Fruits

Can a tree yield 40 different types of fruits?

Apparently it can.

Created by Sam Van Aken, this "Tree of 40 Fruit" blossoms flowers of various colors and its fruits include peaches, plum, apricots, nectarines, cherries and almonds.

Van Aken, a professor from Syracuse University in New York, used a special technique called "sculpture through grafting". This involves taking a budding sliver from a fruit tree and implanting into on his new tree. He claims that it took 8-9 years and US$30,000 to complete his masterpiece.

Watch the video below and tell us what you think. Is Van Aken an artist or is he just playing "god"?