PINEAPPLE

[LEROY]

How do i tell if the pineapple i am growing is white or yellow? the fruit is not growing out yet. all plants look same to me.

[Carey]

Red tinged leaves are (almost always... hubby jokes not withstanding) white pineapples, they also seem to have 'lighter, brighter' purple in their flowers, but this is easier to note when you have the flowers together in a patch (which I have heard is not a good idea for maintaining the whites.... but that is way beyond my actual knowledge...)

[robguz]

Yellow ones also have cerrated tips, whites just a sharp point.

[LEROY]

Mahalo for the information. I will let you know how my pineapples are doing in the future again Thanks.

[Devany]

I use a sharpie to mark my white pineapples when planting, on the smallest young leaves. While Carrie's advice is true... I like to be able to see exactly what it is when I plant and harvest it.

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devany

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[jerry]

robguz,

We have white Tongan pineapples with serrated tips, so this may not be enough of a clue.


Jerry
Art and Orchids B&B
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[Sean]

I'll go with Carey's ID method. We have around 20 plants in the ground and the 4 white pineapple plants stand out with the color on their leaves.

[d96778]

I've been told by several friends who grow the white pineapples, to be sure to NOT plant the white ones near the yellow ones, because they will cross pollinate & the white ones will eventually revert to the yellow....any thoughts on this????

Thanks, Dee

[allensylves]

No way!!! They may grow together and you cannot tell which is which, but they are propagated by cuttings/offsets and this is not affected in any way by pollination.

Allen
Baton Rouge, LA & HPP

[Radiopeg]

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Originally posted by allensylves

No way!!! They may grow together and you cannot tell which is which, but they are propagated by cuttings/offsets and this is not affected in any way by pollination.

Allen
Baton Rouge, LA & HPP

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Okay, does that mean the people who tell me not to plant yellow and red raspberries together was wrong? I have been needlessly worrying about my sweet as honey golden plants turning into ordinary red berries?

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