Tree of 40 fruits: Pretty cool stuff.

Yeah I look around me and that's what it's doing...

Most don't even live their lives by it, if they did we wouldn't have the government we have now. Just look at our history. No I'm not saying our founding fathers were Christians they were not, but they respected the people. Now they don't have to fear God anymore...

Matthew 7:15-20 (KJV)

15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Wow that was awesome!

Can not watch. Says Canada is banned.

Very nice post, thanks for contributing that!

So cool

This applies to "Gods" as well as to men. Of the many beings listed under the term "God" in the Bible, only by applying this verse to their deeds can you know who or what they really are.

For example, the God of Moses said, "Thou shalt not kill, steal, etc."
but the War God of Joshua said, "Murder, steal, and take that which you have not worked for."

By contrast Jesus said, "Peace be unto you, my peace I leave with you."

A couple of years ago, Home Depot was selling Fruit Cocktail saplings for $80. While the hybrid creation sounds innocent and harmless, I was appalled.

Why were you appalled? God gave humans hands to create things. If God did not want humans to do these things he would have created us without hands (for those who are going the whole "God" route).

Hybrid creations are innocent and harmless, it is no different than taking a marijuana plant and cross breeding it. This guy just did it 40 tines with fruit, it's not like he is mass producing these trees or changing nature(for the worse), he just wanted to see what it looked like. Plus it produces food, not drugs.... no harm no foul right??



Last Edited by Thisismyusername on 08/15/2014 09:33 AM

I suppose I was (and still am) appalled because my instinct is to look beyond the obvious before me and think about all the other uses for genetic modification which clearly are not harmless and innocent.

And I will 100% agree with you on that, however, I think the fruit tree is pretty awesome!



Last Edited by Thisismyusername on 08/15/2014 09:58 AM

It will be interesting to learn how that particular tree responds over time to it's confused genetics.

The one that is pictured I think is 5 years old, but yes at 20+ I would like to know too. I should take a drive down there it is only about 45 minutes from me, I will pick fruit and taste.... or maybe it's a trap...

LOL

I'm proud of you volunteering to go where few have gone before!!!

This guy was interviewed on NPR and said he was a musician that just liked to graft trees from an old orchard that was to be torn down.

The flavors of each fruit are different and magnificent compared to our "imported for long shelfife produce".

He has gotten 40 grafts to take - but only 25 that blossomed - still working on it.

I definitely want one of these trees!

Yes! I originally heard this on NPR!!!

Listening to the interview on NPR - He distinctly said THESE ARE NOT HYBRIDS - they are grafts.

Every fruit tree is grafted to strong disease resistant rootstock.

Not the same as hybridization.

NOT GMO

Correct

I didn't realize they were grafted. Thank you for pointing it out. It does make a difference to my conscience. :)

I think 40 different fruits on one tree is a bit... excessive.

Yeah I get his point, I understand he is attempting to find a way to preserve varieties of stone fruit...

However....

They way he is splicing one branch at a time breaks the 'rule of three'. Healthy deciduous trees do best with three main branches, each splice point is a weak point, thus there are 40 weak joints in this tree that are prone to easier injury, thus easier infection by disease and pests.

Yes the artists rendering is pretty... I was kinda hoping to see a time lapse video of the three through a growing season starting in early spring with budding and ending with the last leaf dropping. No doubt the color changes of the leaves will be as interesting as the spring blooms.

But will the tree live up to that?

It already has.... the tree in the video is 5 years old, not a rendition

Bump for more views...

5 years is not long to species that live 100+ years. This tree is still nearly a sapling, its young and resilient. Once it reached maturity in about 5 more years how strong will it be?

For those who haven't seen