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Fruit shaping/molding?
Fruit are now being shaped for gifts and art. Heart shaped strawberries,given as gifts of love on valentines day. square watermelons and Buddha pears are grown for gifts. Gourds can be molded for art due to their woody shell.
Novelty square watermelons commonly given as gifts in Japan. Buddha pears grown in china, thought to be good luck Production of 2 thousand a year.
Fruit shaping intentionally changing the natural shape of the expanding fruit. Novelty pears in bottles. To later be filled with wine.
There are a variety of mold materials. Glass as with the square watermelon of Japan. Clear plastic used to grow heart shaped strawberries of Tasmania. Small perforations to allow air flow over the fruit, to minimize fungal infections as the fruit expands.