Contemporary artist Sam Van Aken is bringing the “Tree of 40 Fruit” to Temple University’s main campus in Philadelphia. This ...

Contemporary artist Sam Van Aken merged art and science with his “Tree of 40 Fruits.” Many artists work with paint, clay, or ...

In the heart of Philadelphia, Temple University has become home to a unique living artwork: the Tree of 40 Fruits. Created by ...

created Tree of 40 Fruit, a live tree that sprouts 40 different stone fruits, thanks to grafting. “I always felt like I worked in partnership with the tree, but it’s also very much a ...

[Sam Van Aken] is working on a long-term project which literally will bear fruit. Forty different kinds, in fact. The Tree of 40 Fruit is a single tree, carefully grafted to produce 40 ...