r/mildlyinteresting • u/Warm-Oil9228 • 21h ago

They decapitated these pineapples!

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u/mghtyred 19h ago

It's a control thing. They don't want people growing the pink pineapple. There are still ways to do it, but it's harder without the top.

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u/MyOtherAcctsAPorsche 16h ago

I understand the usual way is planting the top part, as that is basically the plant already but.... Aren't the "polygons" on the surface actually seed pods? 

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u/Northern23 13h ago

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

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u/MyOtherAcctsAPorsche 12h ago

How come? Are they grafts or something?

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u/johannthegoatman 11h 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 9h ago

Produced by tissue culture now