The Biggest Halloween Pumpkin
by Dora Sofia Caputo
Title
The Biggest Halloween Pumpkin
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Dora Sofia Caputo
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
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The Biggest Halloween Pumpkin - Dora Sofia Caputo
The biggest pumpkin - 1,850 lbs. NY Botanical Gardens - First Prize Winner.
A pumpkin is a cultivar of the squash plant, most commonly of Cucurbita pepo, that is round, with smooth, slightly ribbed skin and deep yellow to orange coloration. The thick shell contains the seeds and pulp. Some exceptionally large cultivars of squash with similar appearance have also been derived from Cucurbita maxima. Specific cultivars of winter squash derived from other species, including C. argyrosperma, and C. moschata, are also sometimes called "pumpkin". In New Zealand and Australian English, the term "pumpkin" generally refers to the broader category called winter squash elsewhere.
Pumpkins, like other squash, are native to North America. Pumpkins are widely grown for commercial use, and are used both in food and recreation. Pumpkin pie, for instance, is a traditional part of Thanksgiving meals in the United States, although commercially canned pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie fillings are usually made from different kinds of winter squash than the pumpkins frequently carved as jack o'lanterns for decoration around Halloween.
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October 26th, 2014
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Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
Thanks so much, Irmgard, for your visit, comments and for making this image one of your favorites. Although it is an unusual image, it is for sure one of my least favorites - a little scary!
Elizabeth Winter
Wow I wouldn't want to carry that from the pumpkin patch! Very cool and love how they carved it! f/v
Dora Sofia Caputo replied:
Thanks, Elizabeth! Carving the pumpkins is so artful - the carver has to be artistic and creative!