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Some plant trivia from a book I discovered called ‘Plants and Civilization: An Introduction to the Interrelationships of Plants and People’ by James P. Smith Jr (2006)

Largest tree fruit: jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), a tropical member of the mulberry family, can weigh up to 70 lbs.

Tallest corn plant: 31 ft., grown in Iowa

Longest gourd: 93.5 in., grown in Missouri

Heaviest sugar beet: 45.5 lbs., grown in Brawley, California

Heaviest cabbage: 124 lbs., grown in England

Heaviest garlic: 2 lbs. 10 ozs., grown in Eureka, CA

Heaviest gourd: 196 lbs., grown in England

Heaviest watermelon: 262 lbs., grown in Tennessee

Heaviest pumpkin: 990 lbs., grown in Canada

Heaviest squash: 900 lbs., grown in Canada

Heaviest tomato: 7 lbs. 12 ozs., grown in Oklahoma

Heaviest grapefruit: 61 lbs. 8.5 ozs., grown in Arizona

Heaviest potato: 18 lbs. 4 ozs., grown in England

Heaviest sweet potato: 40 lbs. 12 ozs., grown in Georgia

Heaviest radish: 37 lbs. 15 ozs., grown in Australia