Perennial herbaceous plant with a rosette of lanceolate leaves. The cone-shaped growing point is upright above the rosette, with up to 100 densely packed individual flowers from which the pineapple berries are formed. When ripe it is a deep yellow to brownish colour with juicy pulp and a solid central core.
Fresh fruits can be harvested about two years after planting. On account of its sweetness, the indigenous peoples of South America used pineapple to make wine.
The first harvests and best quality are now sold to Europe. The second harvest (called the ratoon crop) is harvested for the market and used in juice production.
Pineapples at the Tropenhaus are usually eaten straight after harvesting and are difficult to save from hungry staff members.
South America
Propagated on site, 2011/2014
Fresh fruits can be harvested about two years after planting. On account of its sweetness, the indigenous peoples of South America used pineapple to make wine.
The first harvests and best quality are now sold to Europe. The second harvest (called the ratoon crop) is harvested for the market and used in juice production.
Pineapples at the Tropenhaus are usually eaten straight after harvesting and are difficult to save from hungry staff members.
