After years of, ahem, fruitless effort, 71-year-old Tetsuo Watanabe has finally achieved his ambition of growing an apple over a thousand grammes in weight. The happy horticulturist boasting, “I have finally achieved my goal.â€
Watanabe-san’s Stark Jumbo apple — a variety unsurprisingly known for its size — measures a whopping 15 centimetres in diameter; weighing an equally impressive 1,030 grammes. Yet despite his understandable glee, the large fruit specialist may well have achieved his aim last year, had a similarly large apple he’d nurtured not been stolen.
However after finally tasting success, Mr. Watanbe appeared relaxed about the theft, even joking, “Next year, I want to grow an apple too big to stealâ€. The old man’s sense of humour equally apparent in this decidedly freaky looking photo.
englishman says
any extra large melons?
Lee says
Unfortunately not. Although rumour has it that Mr Watanabe has a pair of large plums.
Hanuman says
I wonder how it tastes. Sometimes the bigger fruit isn’t as sweet.
Toni says
I don’t think it’s ever meant to be eaten, just to be displayed, admired, photographed.
This reminds me of that Wallace and Grommit movie I just saw, with the townsfolk growing super large vegetables.
melina says
that looks like it has elephantitis. not really “appetizing” looking. to me.
Silent Scream says
A handful is enough. Any more is a waste! … ahem.
elaine says
I’m going to share it with my family members. I wonder how much it is! I’m longing for some more EXTRA LATRGE size cherries, strawberries or tomatoes some days later.
weetanya says
How ’bout THEM apples.
look, sorry, had to