Artist Prof. Sam Van Aken took this to the logical extreme with the Trees of 40 Fruit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_40_Fruit
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That is so cool! Thank you for sharing.
This some lothlorien shit
Sam Gamgee would like a word
Fruit tree grafting is extremely easy. You can graft a twig from several apple varieties into one tree, letting that one tree self-pollinate.
Editing to elaborate a little:
Cut the twig at an angle, leaving as much cross section of exposed bark as possible. Then line it up with a cut branch on the tree so the cut bark joins up - if it can't heal it won't take. Then tape it up. I had a special kind of tape for the class but I don't think it matters so much as long as you can keep them joined.
Masking tape is the easiest tape to use for this. Buddy tape or grafting parafilm is the high end way.
Look up cleft grafting for the easiest most common graft Apples are super easy - not all fruit trees are though.
Adding lime branches onto a lemon tree to grow the Sprite Tree™.
I have a couple of trees in my yard that are like this. The cherry has 4 different varieties, the pear has 4 and the apple has 3
Saw a pic of a house where a newlywed couple had each planted a sapling on either side of the front walkway then fused them together over the years so they formed a tree arch over the walkway leading into their home.
It’s nice that a couple can do that. Today I would say most newlyweds are still renting their land.
https://raintreenursery.com/products/fruit-cocktail-4-varieties
$120 for a tree that can grow 4 separate fruits
I don't know I feel like half the fun would be seeing if you could do it yourself, then again some people just would like to own one I suppose