Syracuse University Professor Sam Van Aken is a contemporary artist who's medium of choice is fruit trees. Yes. Fruit trees. He literally creates living sculpture from grafting rare, unusual and heirloom stone fruit trees together. One of Van Aken's most notable works is called 'Tree of 40 Fruit' and it is more incredible in person than it is in pictures.
Summer may be almost over, but that just means Fall is coming up and that means delicious, in-season, New York apples! There are many local options for getting this incredible autumn edible, but which among them are the best? Here are at least the Top 5!