Hard graft: backyard gardener claims world record for tree bearing 10 different fruits

Nectarine, peach, plum and apricot among fruits on tree Victoria's Hussam Saraf says provides message of peaceful coexistence'

Out the back of a suburban home on a leafy Shepparton street, a humble tree bearing 10 different fruits has just claimed a Guinness world record for most types of fruit on a single tree.

The tree is the result of a decade of Hussam Saraf's hard work, transforming his modest stretch of grass in regional Victoria into a tropical oasis bearing rare fruit trees and edible natives.