Poor guy - he probably thought he had a gold mine. It's not nice to fool senior citizens. :( Thumbs down...
from www.ananova.com
Fruit salad tree was a hoax
An apple tree which baffled its owner by 'producing plums and blackberries' has turned out to be a hoax.
Harry Tomlinson's tree, in his garden in north Wales, was reported in newspapers and on TV news bulletins.
But close inspection revealed that the plums and blackberries had simply been stuck on.
The identity of the Abergele practical joker remains a mystery.
Dr Colin Norton, of the Welsh College of Horticulture, said: "We're always interested in new plants but this one, from 10 yards away, you can see it's a hoax."
Mr Tomlinson, who is 94, admitted he had been tricked and added: "I think it's a rotten trick."
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