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It’s Still a Great Pumpkin in Our Book

Posted in Programs and Events on November 1 2010, by Plant Talk

Ann Rafalko is Director of Online Content.
Scott Cully, Sara Mussen & Michael Anthony Natiello contemplate pumpkins and Newton
Scott Cully, Sara Mussen & Michael Anthony Natiello contemplate pumpkins and Newton

Gravity, it seems, will always win. Whether it’s in the war against wrinkles, when you drop your buttered toast, or when you’re carving the world’s heaviest pumpkin. Here on earth, we’re all a slave to it.

And while Chris Stevens’ 1,810.5 pound world record-holder did succumb to Newton’s most famous force, the other two fabulous pumpkins are still on view here at The New York Botanical Garden, and should be around through Friday.

Carver Scott Cully

Micheal Natiello

Carver Sara Mussen

And here’s hoping Scott Cully‘s heroic effort will be considered great by another book: The Guinness Book.