Van Aken, a native of Douglassville, Berks County, was in Philadelphia this week to plant one of his Tree of 40 Fruits — a Frankensteined tree that can grow 40 kinds of fruit — as part of ...

It's just too risky, especially if you have kids or pets. A similarly attractive but safe tree to plant instead is the beach plum (Prunus maritima) — the fruits are edible and delicious (just ...