Picking a tutti-frutti tree
Chilean agronomic engineer Luis Carrasco, in a display of fatherly
dedication and encouragement, has achieved a scientific first —
growing a tree that yields five different fruits.
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20040...3631-1337r.htm

Mike schreef
Picking a tutti-frutti tree
Chilean agronomic engineer Luis Carrasco, in a display of fatherly
dedication and encouragement, has achieved a scientific first -
growing a tree that yields five different fruits.
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20040...3631-1337r.htm

Is it a first? I once heard of a Citrus-tree in Russia which had lots of
grafts of other Citrus-trees
PvR

P van Rijckevorsel wrote:

Is it a first? I once heard of a Citrus-tree in Russia which had lots of
grafts of other Citrus-trees
PvR

No, not really a first. People have been doing multi-Prunus grafts
for years. It used to be common to see ads for these "miracle trees"
in the Sunday paper, along with super shade trees (Gleditsia and
Paulownia) and mammoth tomatoes. Anyone with time and patience could
get peach, plum, nectarine, cherry, apricot, and pluot all on one
tree. Aside from the grafting, the trick is picking cultivars that
will all do well in a given region.

Monique Reed

Good for you.

Now you can make yourself a tutti-frutti hat like Carmen Miranda and dance
in the street!!!

Its a horticultural achievement (not scientific) and its not the first time
somebody has done it. It won't get anyone into the Guinness book. Its
definitely not worthy of the Nobel prize.


"Mike" wrote in message
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Picking a tutti-frutti tree
Chilean agronomic engineer Luis Carrasco, in a display of fatherly
dedication and encouragement, has achieved a scientific first -
growing a tree that yields five different fruits.
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20040...3631-1337r.htm

Well, what do you know? The freaking tree did manage get into the 2004
Guinness book of records.

Somebody aught to notify the Guinness people that they have made a
mistake!!! It wouldn't be the first time.


"Cereus-validus" wrote in message
. com...
Good for you.

Now you can make yourself a tutti-frutti hat like Carmen Miranda and dance
in the street!!!

Its a horticultural achievement (not scientific) and its not the first
time
somebody has done it. It won't get anyone into the Guinness book. Its
definitely not worthy of the Nobel prize.


"Mike" wrote in message
om...
Picking a tutti-frutti tree
Chilean agronomic engineer Luis Carrasco, in a display of fatherly
dedication and encouragement, has achieved a scientific first -
growing a tree that yields five different fruits.
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20040...3631-1337r.htm

Monique Reed schreef
No, not really a first. People have been doing multi-Prunus grafts
for years. It used to be common to see ads for these "miracle trees"
in the Sunday paper, along with super shade trees (Gleditsia and
Paulownia) and mammoth tomatoes. Anyone with time and patience could
get peach, plum, nectarine, cherry, apricot, and pluot all on one
tree. Aside from the grafting, the trick is picking cultivars that
will all do well in a given region.

Monique Reed

+ + +
Thank you. More things exist in horticulture than are dreamed of.
PvR