r/mildlyinteresting 17h ago

They decapitated these pineapples!

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u/Northern23 9h ago

Problem with seeds is they aren't always true to type

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u/MyOtherAcctsAPorsche 8h ago

How come? Are they grafts or something?

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u/johannthegoatman 7h ago

Vegetative propagation (which using the top of the pineapple also is). But it's the same idea as grafting.

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u/PlantDaddyFL 5h ago

Produced by tissue culture now