Every fall University of Tennessee Research Horticulturalist Jason Reeves and his talented team build a monument to the harvest season.  Created purely from the fruits of the field, it is both a symbol and a celebration of hard work, accomplishment and another year coming to a close.

The Pumpkin Harvest Display graces the grounds of the UT West Tennessee Research & Education Center.  More than five thousand pumpkins that are grown at the center for research purposes are converted to art as the studies are completed.


The Pumpkin Harvest Display is typically comprised of more than 70 varieties of pumpkins, gourds and winter squash.  It takes several days to complete the project. 2012's display features a horse made of corn stalks, a bridge over a river of pumpkins, complete with "swans," and a hidden "face of pumpkins" for visitors to find! http://west.tennessee.edu/events/PumpkinHarvestDisplay.asp