Octopus tomato plant produces 32,000 fruits per harvest
The Heirloom Tomato variety, also known as the octopus tomato, has a canopy of about 40 - 50 m2 and yields tens of thousands of fruits per harvest.
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According to Oddity Central, Heirloom Tomato is a hybrid plant that grows from a single stem and spreads across a trellis. |
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Yong Huang, manager of agricultural science at Epcot, part of the Walt Disney World Resort, found the special tomato plant in Beijing, China. Recognizing its potential as a tourist attraction, Huang brought the seeds back and planted them in several pots around the park. |
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Heirloom Tomatoes take 1.2 - 1.5 years to fully develop. They do not produce fruit for the first 7 - 8 months. But when mature, each harvest can yield an average of more than 14,000 fruits. |
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The Guinness Book of World Records records the largest harvest of tomatoes produced by one of two Octopus Tomatoes on display at Epcot as 32,000 tomatoes weighing a total of 522 kg. |
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Ripe tomatoes from the Octopus Tomato plant grown at Epcot are harvested regularly and used in several Walt Disney World restaurants. |
According to VNE
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