700 USD square watermelon / fruit of Japanese farmers

Although there is no outstanding sweetness, square watermelon is still favored by many Japanese farmers because it is easy to store, pack and cut.

A Japanese farmer group last June harvested 260 square watermelons, according to Euro News. They said square watermelon this year is particularly high quality due to good weather.

Square watermelon is grown by Japanese farmers due to the advantages of the shape of this fruit.

These farmers have 45 years of experience growing square watermelons. In 2013, these square watermelons were sold in Moscow, Russia for $ 700-860 / fruit, 300 times higher than normal round watermelons.

Square watermelons are increasingly grown by Japanese farmers due to the shape advantage of this fruit, according to Mother Nature Network. Compared to round watermelons that are both difficult to preserve and difficult to cut, square watermelons can be easily stacked in small refrigerators popular in many Japanese families.

Farmers grow square watermelons by placing cucumber in square boxes from the time of development until the fruit ripens. Shaping fruit and ornamental plants is not a new way of growing. The method is widely applied by Japanese farmers to plant bonsai trees, trellises and pear trees.