The ‘TomTato’ can grow more than 500 sweet cherry tomatoes above ground, while beneath the soil it produces white potatoes that are suitable for boiling, roasting or turning into chips.The hybrid plants are not a product of genetic engineering, but are each individually hand-grafted. Like potatoes, tomatoes are members of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), which makes them compatible for grafting.
Tiger Stripe Rose
Many flowers can combine and mix genes in their flower bed to produce many variations of existing flowers and plants.
Tangelo
Tangelos are a cross between tangerines and grapefruits, or pomelos. Created by a USDA biologist named Walter Swingle in 1911, the tangelo is super juicy and incredibly large when put next to an ordinary tangerine.
Artist's Tree
Sam Van Aken’s Tree of 40 Fruit can produce more than three dozen varieties of peaches, plums, nectarines and cherries. The ongoing project is part research, part conservation and part beautiful artwork.
Web references: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/howtogrow/fruitandvegetables/10332908/TomTato-mutant-plant-that-grows-tomatoes-and-potatoes-unleashed.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/artist-creates-hybrid-tree-grows-40-fruit-article-1.1887459
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