Strawberry picking has become a popular leisure activity for city dwellers, and no doubt many people have picked the big red "Taoyuan No. 1" strawberries at some pick-your-own strawberry farm. This strawberry was developed in Japan and a Japanese patent has been applied for. Local growers also used to carry plants away lock, stock and barrel after they'd featured in Dutch exhibitions in Taiwan aimed at opening up the local flower market.
假日到觀光草莓園採草莓已成為都市人時髦的休閒方式，許多人一定採過又大又紅、被稱為「桃園一號」的草莓，它其實是日本人開發，在日本申請過專利的品種；過去花卉王國荷蘭為開拓市場來台灣辦花展，花農往往把展示後的花卉連莖帶芽一起攜走。