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Hard graft: backyard gardener claims world record for tree bearing 
ten different fruits
The fruits of Saraf’s labour
White Nectarine (White Satin) – grafted 05/4/2019
Blood Plum (Satsuma) – grafted 07/05/2020
Peachcot (Peachcot) – grafted 02/10/2020
Yellow Plum (Gulf Gold) – grafted 13/10/2020
Almond (Prunus Amygdalus) – grafted 05/10/2021
Yellow Peach (Florda Prince) – grafted 09/4/2021
Apricot (Glengarry) – grafted 10/4/2021
Cherry (Stella) – grafted 05/10/2021
Yellow Nectarine (Sunwright) – grafted 06/10/2021
White Peach (Tropical Snow) – grafted 06/11/2020
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First published in The Guardian, 11/11/2021 

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Hard graft: backyard gardener claims world record for tree bearing 
ten different fruits
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Understanding the article
a. Are the statements true or false according to the article? Correct any that are false.
1. Hussam Saraf’s record breaking tree took ten years of hard work.
2. He started with a cherry stone and grafted more fruits onto that.
3. Hussam Saraf’s tree contains ten different varieties of fruits but only five different species of fruit. 
4. Hussam Saraf hopes to open his garden to the public for the first time soon.
5. Hussam attended gardening lessons in his high school in Australia. 
6. He developed his love of gardening at his grandparents’ farm in Iraq where he spent his 
school holidays.
7. Hassam now works as a multicultural officer in a community gardening project in his town.
8. Hassam is satisfied with his world record and does not plan to break any other records.