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ELLICOTT CITY, Maryland ( WBAL ) -- An eggplant and a giant peach are sprouting controversy on Ellicott City's century-old Main Street.

Business owners are being told the public art is too distracting for the historic area, but they feel the towering tributes to produce are fun and add character. Now, they're fighting to keep the fruit.

A massive Georgia peach sits outside Georgia Grace Cafe, where owner Paula Dwyer was happy to see it installed several months ago.

"It was this big, beautiful orange peach. And, at first, honestly, I was like, 'Wow, this is amazing. I've never seen anything like it,'" Dwyer told 11 News.

Across the street sits an enormous eggplant known as the Aubergine. Both produce have been popularized over texting language as

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