By Ruth Styles PUBLISHED: 09:10 EST, 3 June 2013 | UPDATED: 09:10 EST, 3 June 2013 After 90 tons of manure and two years of round-the-clock care, Britain's most expensive pineapple is almost ready to eat. Ripening in the greenhouse at the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, the record-breaking fruit was grown using Victorian cultivation methods and is worth an estimated £10,000. But if the Heligan pineapple sounds pricey, then spare a thought for the Japanese buyer who splashed out 1.6 million yen (£10,300) for just two melons. Expensive: Canteloupe, or Yubari, melons like the ones sold last week are a status symbol in Japan
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A Japanese buyer splashed out £10,300 on a pair of melons last Friday
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Canteloupe - or Yubari - melons are a status symbol in Japan
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The UK's own pricey fruit, a £10,000 pineapple, will be picked this week
Although few command the price of a @placeholder melon, Japan is one of the most expensive places in the world for fruit and vegetables.