Plant City, Florida
The Strawberry Capital of the United States
Located in northeastern Hillsborough County, about 30 miles east of Tampa, the city is agriculturally rich and has become known as the Strawberry Capital of the United States.
Today, Plant City is the center for strawberry cultivation with more than three-fourths of the midwinter strawberries grown in the United States produced in Plant City. The first American species of strawberries was cultivated about 1835.
Plant City Facts:
Kath Carwile
January 31, 2005