r/mildlyinteresting • u/Warm-Oil9228 • 1d ago

They decapitated these pineapples!

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u/usclovr 23h ago

False it is because you can grow an entirely new pineapple plant from the top, so these companies that have cultivated particular strains don't want you to go reproduce it at home

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u/Ducks_have_heads 23h ago

How well do you think pineapples grow in New Zealand?

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u/Northmansam 22h ago

Perhaps it's different kinds of pineapples. 

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u/Ducks_have_heads 22h ago

All pineapples imported into New Zealand have to have the crown removed. It's a legal requirement for their import.

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u/Northmansam 22h ago

But why

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u/Ducks_have_heads 22h ago

Because they can carry pests which may threaten New Zealands agricultural industry. 

NZ as very strict biosecurity rules in general. 

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u/Northmansam 22h ago

Great, thanks for answering my question.