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Arkansas State Fruit & Vegetable

State Fruit & Vegetable: South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato Courtesy of the State of Arkansas

Adoption of the Arkansas State Fruit & Vegetable

The South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato was adopted as the official state fruit and vegetable of Arkansas on March 16, 1987.

The tomato is considered a fruit botanically, but is often used as a vegetable. Because of the dual nature of the tomato, the sponsoring legislation adopted the South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato as both the official state fruit and the official state vegetable of Arkansas.

Tennessee has also adopted the tomato as their official state fruit however, Tenneseess does not specify a specific variety.

The Arkansas Code

The following information is excerpted from the Arkansas Code, Title 1, Chapter 4, Section 1-4-115.

Title 1. General Provisions.
Chapter 4. State Symbols, Motto, Etc.
SECTION 1-4-115.

1-4-115. State fruit and vegetable.

It is found and determined by the General Assembly that the South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato has a taste, texture, appearance, and aroma second to none and that the tomato is botanically a fruit and used as a vegetable. It is further determined by the General Assembly that Arkansas does not have a state fruit or a state vegetable. Therefore, the South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato shall be the official state fruit and the official state vegetable.

History. Acts 1987, No. 255, § 1.

Additional Information

State Fruit List: List of all of the state fruits.

State Vegetable List: List of all of the state vegetables.

Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival: A Southern Arkansas Tradition for over 40 years.

The Fruit of Time: by columnist Paul Greenburg.

State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide, Third Edition - Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Greenwood Press, 2002

Source: Arkansas Code, (http://170.94.58.9/data/ar_code.asp), April 22, 2005
Source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide, Third Edition - Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Greenwood Press, 2002

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