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Other Giant Fruit & Vegetable Statues (page 3)

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Giant Cherries
Polson, MT
These Giant Cherries have been displayed at the Miracle of America Museum since at least 2015. Polson has a Flathead Cherry Festival every July. [map]

Giant
Raspberries
Abbotsford, BC
 Giant
Strawberry [gone]
Starke, FL
 Giant Strawberry
Kewaunee, WI
 Giant Strawberry
Poteet, TX

Strawberry Water Tower
Poteet, TX
2018: 2021:
These Giant Raspberries were created by Manjit Sandhu and installed in 2011. Abbotsford is the berry capital of Canada. [map]

The Strawberry in Starke stood in front of at J.C. Scales & Tails which sold produce and fish. This business and statue are gone now.

The Strawberry in Kewaunee advertises for Kraynik's Berry Farm which was founded in 1978. This photo is from 2007. By 2013, the strawberry was wearing a hat. [map]

Poteet claims to be the strawberry capital of Texas. The Strawberry in Poteet is seven feet tall and made of concrete. It is installed in front of the fire department. It has been there since at least the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

Poteet's Strawberry Water Tower is 130 feet tall. In 2020, the Water Tower was repainted and now includes the City's name. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]

Giant Strawberry
Granbury, TX
 Giant Strawberry
Decker, IN
 Giant Strawberry
Strawberry Point, IA
 Strawberry Water Tower
Plant City, FL
The Giant Strawberry in Granbury was installed in front of Fall Creek Farms sometime between 2008 and 2013. [map]

The Giant Strawberry in Decker is located at Decker's U-Pick Strawberry Field. It was built in Carmi, IL but has been here for many years. This photo is from 2008. Can anyone confirm if this statue is still there? I can't find it at Google Street View but it might have been moved.

Strawberry Point calls itself the "Home of the World's Largest Strawberry". This 15-foot-tall strawberry is installed on a pole in front of City Hall. It is made of fiberglass and was created in 1967. A storm knocked it down that same year and a replacement was built in 1968. [map]

The Strawberry Water Tower was built in 1978. Plant City claims to be the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World. [map]

Berry Patch
Rockingham, NC
 Strawberry Man
Alva, FL
The Berry Patch also claims to be home to the "world's largest strawberry" and features homemade ice cream and produce. The building was constructed in 2002. The photos above were taken in 2009. In 2011, the building was moved two miles north to Ellerbe, NC. [map]

The Strawberry Man has been installed in front of the Cracker Shack Cafe and 31 Produce since at least 2014. [map]

More Raspberries:
Hopkins, MN [map]

More Strawberries:
Queen Anne, MD [map]
Yankee Lake, OH [address unknown]
Portland, TN
Belledune, NB [vintage; gone?]
Ottawa, ON [map]
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, QC

Blueberry Man
Oxford, NS
 Blueberry Man
LaBelle, FL
The Blueberry Man in Oxford is eight-feet-tall and stands at an Irving gas station. He is made of steel and cement. The statue was previously located in Peticodiac, New Brunswick. Irving Oil bought him and moved him here in 1999. His arms were originally much thinner. Oxford claims to be the Blueberry Capital of Canada. For more, see this website. [photo thanks Susan Kell] [map]

The Blueberry Man in LaBelle was installed at Blueberry Bunch Farm in 2021.

Giant Grapes
Escondido, CA
These Giant Grapes conceal a children's slide in Grape Day Park. There are also some grape leaves benches and grape vines to climb on. The sculptures are collectively known as Vinehenge. They were created in 2004 by Nancy Moran and Valerie Salatino of Nature Works, Inc. [map]

Box of Raisins
Kingsburg, CA
This Box of Raisins is located at the Sun-Maid Growers headquarters. It was built in 1992 by students from California State University in Fresno for the company's 80th anniversary. It was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest box of raisins. [map]

Central Market
Dallas, TX
Central Market
Plano, TX
Central Market
Austin, TX
At least three Central Market locations have several giant fruit and vegetable statues in front of the store. The chain was established in 1994 in Austin, TX. There are now about 10 locations. [Dallas map]; [Plano map]; [Austin map]