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The melons are grown in boxes and take the shape of the container, and they tend to appeal to wealthy or fashionable consumers. In 2001, square watermelons sold for ¥10,000 in Japan (about US$83), two to three times the price of regular watermelons in Japanese stores. [3] [4] [5] In Canada in 2014, some sold for $200. [6]
Square or cube watermelons are watermelons grown into the shape of a cube. Cube watermelons are commonly sold in Japan, where they are essentially ornamental and are often very expensive, with prices as high as US$200 .
Japan: Japanese persimmon: Diospyros kaki [21] Malaysia: Papaya or Durian: Carica papaya or Durio zibethinus [22] No official national fruit. Disputed between the two. Maldives: Coconut: Cocos nucifera: Mexico: Avocado: Persea Americana [citation needed] Morocco: Fuzzy kiwifruit: Actinidia deliciosa [citation needed] Nepal: Orange: Citrus × ...
The watermelon is an annual that has a prostrate or climbing habit. Stems are up to 3 metres (10 feet) long and new growth has yellow or brown hairs. Leaves are 60 to 200 millimetres (2 + 1 ⁄ 4 to 7 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches) long and 40 to 150 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 6 in) wide. These usually have three lobes that are lobed or doubly lobed.
Watermelons are exploding, oozing or foaming. Food scientists weigh in about why, whether they're safe to eat, and how to store watermelons to prevent this.
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