Talk:Pineapple

Seeds

Where are the seeds in a Pineapple? Rich Farmbrough 17:37, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)

The pineapple is normally seedless and cultivated vegetatively, but when present they are embedded in the so-called fruit. I tried to google for a picture but was unsuccessful. Anyone got a link? WormRunner | Talk 18:03, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)

You have to remember that—to the extent possible—for fruits that have commercial value, seed production is essentially bred out of farmed varieties. The reasons for this are many. For examples: seeds will interfere with your enjoyment of the fruit, seeds may make processing difficult. But the main reason in many varieties is preservation of varietal characteristics. Seeds are a form of sexual reproduction; the offspring do not always exactly resemble the parents. Planting asexual or vegetatively produced progeny guarantees a fruit that is just like the parent plant (assuming you maintain proper growing conditions) - Marshman 02:23, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Pineapple seeds look like small apple seeds. The production of botanical seeds in pineapple depends on two distinct phenomena, fertility and self-incompatibility. The first factor determines the proportion of ovules that are fertilized and produce a viable seed. The second factor depends on the strength of the self-incompatibility reaction, a physiological process that prevents, more or less effectively, the fertilization of the ovule by pollen from the same plant or clone. Wild pineapples tend to be more fertile and less self-incompatible than cultivated ones. Modern cultivation is monoclonal, so very few seeds can be formed, although one pineapple inflorescence bears hundreds or even thousands of ovules (you can see them -undeveloped- in the cavities under the "fruit" shell). Seedy pineapples can be produced under traditional cultivation, in Southern America, because it is often polyclonal, i.e. several varieties are cultivated in the same plot. NB: some authors use the word "seed" to designate suckers or crowns used for new planting, thence the expression "botanical seed". Geo

Main areas of production

I would disagree with the Asia statement in this page.

The main growing areas are: Ivory Coast (150,000 tons in 2003), Costa Rica, Cameroon, Ghana, Brazil, Honduras, Ecuador, South Africa

You might well be correct. While Asia is a main source of pineapples for the western US, the areas you cite could be much bigger producers. Pineapple production in Hawaii was moved to Asia (Philippines) in the pats decade or so - Marshman 17:11, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I DISAGREE. Previous information was correct, Mr. Marshman. The statistical databases of FAO confirms South East Asia as source of the world major pineapple crops, in 2004.

(in thousands of metric tons)

1. Thailand 1,997 2. Philippines 1,759 3. Brazil 1,477 4. China 1,403 5. India 1,300 6. Costa Rica 1,077 7. Nigeria 889 followed by Nigeria, Mexico, Indonesia and Kenya (500+), Colombia, Malaysia, Venezuela and Bangladesh (300+)

Seeds

the pineapple is not really a fruit, it is a flower and as such does not have any seeds.

You need to read the articles on flowers and fruits. The pineapple is a fruit (which follows from the flowers). To say it is a flower is to mean we eat the petals, etc. However, I suspect your concept comes from the fact that the majority of the flesh we eat actually develops from non-flower parts that support the flowers and developing fruit; so it is called an accessory fruit. In the somewhat similar case of the artichoke, the part eaten is the base of the structure that holds the flowers—harvested before the flowers even develop (in bud), so the artichoke is not a fruit - Marshman 17:11, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)

The crown of the pineapple is the beginning of the next plant, which is inhibited during commercial growth.

The crown is one method of vegetative reproduction (see discussion at top of page about "seeds") - Marshman

Nathan (pineapple importer)

The pineapple is a multiple fruit, botanically a syncarp. Indeed, each pineapple "eye" is a fruit. Pineapple flowers are fused at their base, around a same axis. Imagine this is the same as a corn (maize) ear, where all the grains would be partly fused, and fused with the central axis. The bracts (foliar structures) subtending each individual flower are also fused to some extent, only the upper part remaining free (taking the appearance of a scale in the mature pineapple). After anthesis (opening of the individual flowers), each flower develops parthenocarpically into a berry (which means that this development does not depend on the formation of a botanical seed in the ovary), with the growth of all flower parts, excepting petals, style and anthers, which dry and fall, and including bracts. These fleshy berries and the fibrous axis constitute the pineapple.

The crown of the pineapple is present at anthesis, however it resumes growth when the whole pineapple matures. In some varieties, it can reach appreciable proportions, so, to avoid shipping and selling all this green mass, the crown is manually "reduced" by cutting its growth axis with a cutting tool. On the contrary, when the pineapple is cultivated for the canning industry, the crown is left undamaged, so it can provide an excellent planting material for the next planting cycle. Geo

Hand grenades

Ian Fleming's James Bond books use the term "pineapple" to refer to hand grenades. Should this be mentioned?

Probably. But under the article on hand-grenades seems more appropriate as that is the more logical approach. But might have a place here as well - Marshman 06:31, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

If "pineapple" refers, in either a fictional or real-life context, to a specific type of hand grenade, we should create a Pineapple (disambiguation) page.--67.142.129.10 05:12, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Cultivars

We should list the various cultivars of the pineapple and their characteristics. David.Monniaux 08:52, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

"pineapple" does not refer to any particular type of hand grenade, but is rather a slang nickname for all of them, originating (it is thought) in the 1930's

Ornamental pineapples

Does anyone have any information on these? It has become popular to include these in bouquets of flowers and i would like to find out more about them, I cant find much on google so i was wondering if anyone more knowledgable of plants would be able to add a section to the article about them! I think it would make an interesting addition!

I have a photo of one (which i will ulpoad shortly and include here) for if/when a section is added. Thanks! Tekana | Talk 13:50, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Sorry it isnt the best quality, there is a florist down the road so if a better picture is preffered, i should be able to take a photo of one of thiers! Tekana | Talk 14:05, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

That was inedible red pineapple. Chinese use them as gift at Chinese New Year. Klewung 08:01, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Mathematical Properties

The diamonds on the surface of a pineapple form two interlocking spirals, eight go in one direction, thirteen in the other - both of which are Fibonacci numbers. This is just one of many examples of Fibonacci Numbers appearing in nature.

What does this mean? 8 go in one direction, 13 in the other? Does this means that there are 8 clockwise (or anticlockwise) spirals alongside each other and 13 in the other direction? I don't have a pineapple to hand to check but I can't see how this would happen with hexagonal "sections" (though the text in this section says they're diamonds). Either way, I think the wording needs clearing up - it's hard to imagine what this actually means. (M4rk 17:07, 2 October 2005 (UTC))

This is perfectly and strikingly true (and pineapple fruitlets surface is not a regular hexagone). For small pineapples (underdeveloped or wild), you get 5 and 8, also Fibonacci numbers. Geo

Pineapple is not citrus (nor mulberry)

I deleted the sentence that suggested that Pineapple is a citrus fruit according to "scientists." I can't find any reference anywhere that makes that assertion. As you can see from the information below (taken from Wikipedia articles on "Pineapple" and "Citrus," pineapples are not even in the same class or order or family as citrus, much less the genus citrus itself.

I am not a botanist and do not claim any credentials of my own, but the statement that pineapples are citrus fruits seems clearly to be in error. Kenington 10:49, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Citrus (Wikipedia) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Genus: Citrus

Pineapple (Wikipedia) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Bromeliaceae Genus: Ananas Species: A. comosus

I see that someone put down that pineapple is a tree related to the mulberry. This is also very wrong :) Pineapples are monocots (which include grasses, onions, etc.), specifically bromeliads. I'll be correcting that in just a moment. -- Limulus 10:05, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Pineapple varieties

I'm wondering about the recent comment about pineapple varieties by the co-author of The Pineapple: Botny, Producton and Uses (2003), an amazing pineapple reference. The comment describes the "gold" hybrid as the first truly important pineapple hybrid developed by modern breeders.

But, what about the pineapple hybrids developed in Taiwan over the past several decades? http://pineappleblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/taiwan-pineapple-varieties.html Several of these, like the "Osmanthus" pineapple and the "Cherimoya" pineapple seem really remarkable. One, the "Perfume" pineapple, was the basis for a new hybrid developed by Del Monte Fresh Produce, the "Honey Gold," which is expected to be commercially available later this year. http://pineappleblog.blogspot.com/2006/02/new-pineapple-variety-in-2006.html

--Pineappleblog.com 07:16, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Many interesting hybrids (in fact, as pineapple is self-incompatible, quite all cultivars, either of precolombine origin or from modern breeding programs, are hybrids between two other cultivars) have been produced by modern breeding, and Taiwanese institutions have contributed to the list. Some have taken market niches at country level. The "Gold" pineapple is the first hybrid that was able to compete successfully with the ancient cultivar 'Smooth Cayenne' on the global market, which had accaparated the attention of most agronomists. Note that the 'Gold' or 'Extra Sweet' existed long ago (from the 1970's), and that its commercial development has only been possible with the development of adapted techniques along the production and marketing chain. Other hybrids of comparable value have not benefitted from the same inversion. Geo

Hospitality

Is the reason for the Pineapple being a sign of hospitality, why I have seen it on the entranceways of people's homes? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.53.155.204 (talk • contribs) 03:37, 2 June 2005.

I have just started reading Wikipedia and was interested in what I would find about pineapple. I was co-editor and co-author of a recent book on the subject that was published by CAB International in 2003. I have made some changes to the original text (added more detail to the description of leaf characteristics, added the names of three important cultivars, deleted the comments about finding a ripe pineapple, and added a comment about the best way presently to select a good pineapple) and in the light of comments below will add additional information about cultivars. Below please find some comments on questions raised in the "discussion" from first to last follow.

Pineapple as a symbol of hospitality.

Fran Beauman in her recent book "The Pineapple King of Fruits" (Chatto & Windus, UK but available through Amazon.com) argues, I believe, convincingly, and with exhaustive documentation from early original sources, that pineapple was not so much a symbol of hospitality as a symbol of status. Much of the symbolism apparently began in England where pineapples were grown in hot houses at exhorbitant cost. This high cost of production, the equivalent of several thousand pounds or an equivalent amount of dollars, and limited availability meant that only the very wealthy could afford to present a pineapple before their guests. With the invention of the steam engine and the subsequent development of steam ships, pineapple became widely available to the commoner and ceased to be a status symbol. For the rest of the story, I recommend this delightful but thoroughly documented book. Also, Ms. Beauman notes that if the symbol seen on entranceways, gate and bed posts, etc. do not have a leafy crown or leaves at the base of the fruit they are a representation of a pine cone rather than of a pineapple. My grandparents bed had such bedposts and after reading "The Pineapple", I was made aware that the symbols were pine cones rather than pineapples. According to Ms. Beauman, pinecones also were important symbols in England and presumably this carried over into the U.S.

Seeds

The seeds of pineapple, when present, are about 3/8 to 1/2" below the surface of the diamond-shaped structures on the shell. If one cuts downward through one of the fruitlets (also called eyes in the pineapple industry), you may be able to still see the ovary, which is quite obvious when the fruit is at flowering stage. At that stage, many immature ovules are present but almost none become fertilized because pineapple is self-incompatable (cannot be self pollinated). Cross pollination between cultivars will usually but not always result in seed production. I will try to remember to add a picture showing the fruitlet structure.

Seediness Bred Out

Except for the "gold" fruits in the supermarket today, all pineapples in commercial production are cultivars found by Spanish explorers or selected from that material. The "gold" hybrid is the firts truly important pineapple cultivar produced by plant breeders. Never, never underestimate the consumate horticultural skills of early native peoples. Progress probably was slow but improvements by modern methods of plant breeding are relatively minor compared to what was accomplished by native peoples.

Main Areas of Production

You can find public information on this topic at www.fao.org. The countries producing the largest tonnages are Thailand, Philippines (sometimes flip-flop), Brazil, which recently recalculated their production and stated they were the world's largest producer. It gets a bit iffy after that so best go look up the statistics. Costa Rica is the largest grower of fresh pineapple but good statistics on fresh production aren't so readily available.

Pineapples as ornamentals

Some breeding work has been done to increase the variety of pineapple available with good characteristics as ornamentals. This is a relatively small industry and I expect it would be difficult to get good statistics on it.

For news and information about pineapples, go to [1]. I'll try to add more pictures there and then if someone wants to include them in the Wikipeda page, they would be welcome to do that. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.171.125.25 (talk • contribs) 00:40, 16 February 2006.

This is based on the explanation I've heard from my mother, so it may be suspect, but makes sense to me, particularly if you've noticed that the pineapple as a symbol of hospitatlity is a southern USA thing: ship captains with their home harbors in Charleston, South Carolina, would bring them back from voyages as symbols of good luck or perhaps high value -- giving one as a present was thought to be extremely thoughtful. Regardless, it remains thoughtful to this day to bring a pineapple along as present to someone's housewarming. IvyGold 15:27, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

The Etymology?

The French version of this page seems to have a different etymology. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.192.62.63 (talk • contribs) 00:54, 23 April 2006.

The OED has yet another variant - it claims the original (Peruvian) word is nanas (not plural), as recorded by André Thevenet in 1555, and does not offer any meaning for nanas beyond "pineapple" (are there any Amerindian language experts in the house who can shed light on the perfume/excellent fruit thing?). Personally, I'd be inclined to believe the OED unless someone can come up with a reputable source for either "anana" or "nana nana". FiggyBee 07:15, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

"Nanas" and "Ananas" are the most common Amerindian names for the plant and the fruit in all tropical and subtropical South America, East of the Andes, i.e. all the Amazon basin and around, although different vernacular names coexist in most ethnic groups. These terms were certainly vehicular, across different ethnic groups and languages, which makes any etymological inferences from a particular language very difficult and uncertain. Geo

So it would be nice to write it in a NPOV way that other people translating this to other languages will translate it NPOVly and clearly. (Like me:-)--Juan de Vojníkov 16:29, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Drop the 'American'

I would suggest dropping 'American' from the statement 'Pineapples are also occasionally used as topping for American pizza' as pineapple as a pizza topping is not restricted to America. For instance, in Australia one of the most popular types of pizza is Hawaiian pizza which consists mainly of ham and pineapple. --Colourblind 03:29, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

I think the intent was to distinguish between "authentic," Italian pizza and the pizzas made outside of Italy. I would suggest "American-style" as a compromise. -GSwift 18:31, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

I have to disagree; I lived for four years in Italy and often ate pizza Hawaii, true Italian pizza with ham and pineapples. The idea may have originated in America, but is nevertheless used in authentic Italian food. Why not just drop the whole sentence? It's really as pointless as saying "tomatoes are often used on hamburgers" in an article on tomatoes. 81.83.240.94 16:20, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Sounds like a good idea to me, I'll go put that on the tomato article, if it's not there already.

Hmm... as far as I know, being born and having lived in Italy for most of my life, Hawaii pizza in Italy is in the menus just for the joy of American tourists, and the thrill of (very) few Italians willing to try something exotic. BTW, you also find McDonalds in Italy - does that make industrial hamburgers into "authentic Italian food" too? :-P Sergio Ballestrero 20:07, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

How about changing it to "Hawaiian" then? It's a topping for "Hawaiian pizza" which has the same principle no matter which countries it's eaten in. And it's generally used ONLY for Hawaiian pizza (at least, I've never seen someone order pineapple by itself) so I think the label is accurate. 24.6.99.30 02:01, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Good idea. It's true though that a "real" Italian pizza will not have pineapple on it. The Hawaiian pizzas that you find in Rome and so have been made for tourists. Hawaiian pizza is however eaten throughout the whole of Europe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.200.81.57 (talk) 22:45, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Fresh Pineapple

The statements in the article that "(pineapple) must be harvested ripe and brought to the consumer without delay" and in the next paragraph that "Truly ripe pineapples are not found in the supermarket because almost all pineapple fruits are harvested at the mature-green stage of maturity," seem to be contradictory. Could someone edit this so that these are one statement or something that makes sense together. I looked up this article because I was wondering what the predominant acid is that gives pineapple its flavor. Is it malic acid, does anyone know?

• I presume that pineapple SHOULD be harvested ripe. However, major supermarkets harvest virtually all fruit and vegetables intentionally under-ripe so they don't go off and look good, taste be damned. M0ffx 10:10, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

................................................................................ Question

How could the pineapple have acquired a European name in 1398 if it is a New World fruit?

The name originated in 1398, however it was used to refer to the pine cone.

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Antihelminthic

The article on tapeworms mentions that pineapples are a (perhaps folk) remedy for the parasite.. would that have anything to do with the digestive enzyme, or simply making your feces inedible to the worm and starving it?

Antihelminthic, digestive, emmenagogue, and abortive properties of pineapple are related to the bromelain enzyme complex. Note that the two former properties are sometimes given for papaya. Geo

Bromelain

What is the natural purpose of bromelain in the pineapple? Maybe it is a defense against fruit-eating insect larvae? Icek 06:09, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Gorilla humping reference

When I see this page, I see this text: "The fruitlets of a pineapple are arranged in two interlocking spirals, eight spirals in one direction, thirteen in the other; each being a Fibonacci number. This is one of many examples of Fibonacci numbers appearing in nature. Pinapples like to dry hump gorillas into their spare time."

When I try and edit out the last sentance, it does not show in the editor. Found it amusing, but obviously should not be here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.224.100.48 (talk) 05:25, 9 January 2007 (UTC).

yeah i deleted it- funny as it was. didn't want my kid reading that. and it was hidden- i just deleted the spaces between the paragraphs.- ep24

aaaeeee?????? i don't get it

Allergy

I actually have a very minor reaction to eating pineapple; I come out in a cold sweat, especially in my face. Toby Douglass 14:43, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

You may insert information about possible allergies if you can provide reliable sources. Personal experience is certainly not a reliable source. Icek 10:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

I am much amused :-) I didn't add the comment with a view to adding allergy information in the article itself; but I must say, your comment, "personal experience is certainly not a reliable source" - while most certainly true in the general case, since people often conflate their perception of events with their existing beliefs, there is a type of general case, personal experience IS how you properly know, and to dismiss it because it is a personal experience it is to conflate the general case of invalid personal experience where perception is conflated with belief, with valid personal experience, where perception generates evidence (which however may then be misunderstood, e.g. a logically consistent but incorrect theory is presented, which is the normal failure mode for the scientific method). This is such a case, for the pineapple in my mouth and the cold sweat over my face is absolutely evident! Toby Douglass 19:29, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Toby - you are missing the point: your personal experience is not a reliable source for an encyclopedia. may i direct you to descartes as you both seem to enjoy lavish grammatical flair with a penchant for using personal experience as evidence ;] The undertow 20:51, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Anyway now I am working on this article in Czech version and I will include this problem in a special paragraph.--Juan de Vojníkov 16:15, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Here's a bit of medical evidence from webmd regarding general latex allergies: http://www.webmd.com/content/pages/10/1625_50518.htm, however I think there is a more specific reaction to pineapple or something in it because I don't have bad reactions to latex in general. I have had bad experiences when eating large amounts of pineapple (i.e. eating half a pineapple by itself without other foods). Eating it caused the inside of my lips to start bleeding, and that was followed by a couple days of bad diarhhea that had a mud-like consistency. When eating smaller amounts of pineapple, for example as an ingredient in pineapple fried rice or Hawaiian pizza, there is no bleeding of the lips and the effect on the digestive system is milder (although it still has an effect -- it creates the same urgency of needing to poo, and the stool is more "rotten" than normal). Sorry for the detail, I'm sure many of you didn't want to know that. Whether it is the amount of pineapple or whether the pineapple is raw/cooked might also have something to do with it but I'm not sure about that. 24.6.99.30 01:54, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Yeah. It sounds like tipical bromelin allergical reaction.--Juan de Vojníkov 13:35, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I urge you to use the word "allergy" or "allergical" with care; strictly speaking an allergy is an IgE-mediated immune response. I don't know if you mean a real allergy or just some kind of hypersensitivity. Considering 24.6.99.30's problems, are these symptoms - especially the oral symptoms - the result of protease activity of bromelain on human tissue? Icek (talk) 18:17, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Pineapple cultivars

Twice you vere talking here about its varieties. I have visited many website with pineapple, but everytime they are showing there different cultivars, but not telling the key, why thoseones. The same here. Lets have a look on Czech page. We are sorting them into 4 big groups. They are namely: Cayenne group, Abacaxi, Spanish and Queen. Each group is characterized by genome similarity and simillar characteristic within the group.

Finally, why you are discribing these varieties in here?--Juan de Vojníkov 16:35, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

DOI incorrect, but I've reported it.

The DOI for the Adaikin citation I added is nonfunctional, but it is the DOI listed on the website where I saw the article. I've emailed the Taylor & Francis webmaster as well as doi-help about it. grendel|khan 07:32, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Proposed merge with pineapple

I disagree with a merge proposal Ananas into pinapple as the genera Ananas is much more than the edible pineapple which is only one species of this genera of plants HelloMojo 09:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I'll buy that but with two reservations:

1. I'd like to see the Pineapple article link to the Ananas article more conspicuously.

2. This article should link to Pineapple more conspicuously, at the top. Besides the usage of ananas as a taxonomic genera, it is also the name of the fruit in some languages, e.g., modern Hebrew. As with many other borrowed words in Hebrew, I presume it's from some European or Slavic language. Alternatively, could be an ambiguous term that resolves either to Pineapple, the fruit, or to this article about the plant genus.

In any case the two articles differ on the origin of the term ananas'; they attribute it to different tribal languages. Perhaps it's common to several native American languages, in which case neither article should attribute it exclusively to one particular language. --Staronova 20:56, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Keep separate; There are eight species of Ananas, and only A. comosus is cultivated as the pineapple. As for the origin of the name, the problem is minor since both Tupi and Guarani are Tupi-Guarani languages. The two were not recognized as distinct until rather recently, so it is quite likely that older etymology refences did not attribute the origin correctly. --EncycloPetey 23:08, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

What the heck?

The scientific name for the top of a pineapple is 'the jenny'. It is not known for definite why it is called this but many scientists have given this reason: There was a girl called Jenny Mcnunar and she had very short hair. When she woke up in the morning her hair would look like the top of a pineapple. Seriously, is this verifiable? It seems really odd. Crowstar^{Vaseline-on-the-lens-Jitsu!fwends!} 15:46, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Culinary use

Use in pina colada and pizza should be noted. Badagnani 02:30, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Dietary effects

This section is far too vague... "Some People" isn't the same as X university claims in an X study conducted in [year] found that... And even saying doctors, or scientists... instead of "some people" for all I know if could be the homeless people down town living in cardboard boxes... References or no, it still should be made clear *within* the paragraphs. So could someone (i.e. a member of wikipedia who is reference equipped), fix this?--Hitsuji Kinno 01:38, 24 August 2007 (UTC) doesnt it leave a bitter taste in your mouth after you drink water after eating pineapple

Semen

There was a paragraph in the article (I removed it for now) that stated that pineapple makes semen taste better. Anyone know if this is true or verifiable? 69.40.245.207 04:02, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Nevermind, I just saw that there is a sourced statement in the trivia section that says that it is only a rumor. 69.40.245.207 04:06, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Hawai'i was not the usa in the early 1900s

In the second paragraph under the heading "Cultivation History":

"Pineapple cultivation in the USA began in the early 1900s on Hawaii."

In the early 1900s, Hawii was not part of the USA. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.45.4.173 (talk) 02:35, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi. A link to the german edntry is missing. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananas maybe someone could correct that. thx —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.180.162.161 (talk) 08:07, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Different Genders of Pineapple?

So, my girlfriends grandmother is with us for the holidays, and she has given me the task of discovering the difference between male and female pineapples. This is a secret given to her years ago that has recently left her memory. I've been all over the web and can't find any reference to pineapples even having different sexes. For the sake of getting back to her with fact, can anyone tell me whether or not they do indeed have different genders, and if so how can you tell them a part?? Thanks.

Pineapple tree

Resolved

Would someone make this redirect? I can't, since only registered people can and I don't bother logging in. 200.88.222.60 (talk) 00:16, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Done. TheBlazikenMaster (talk) 18:10, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Copy edit tag

I've tagged the article as needing a quick copy edit. there are some strange usages in there, it looks like some contributions come from an ESL editor. Not a big deal, but it makes for a clunky read. Cheers. 24.185.105.199 (talk) 15:09, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Mis-conceptions section?

I have heard quite among people that a Pineapple is berry. I even found articles by googling saying that it is false. But trying the browsers 'Find feature' with "Berry" on the main page does not result anything.

The link I found is .

My question is where should this be presented? Common Mis-conceptions or External Links ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kamathln (talk • contribs) 05:15, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Pineapples

There was a section titled "Pineapples" which, in very poor grammar, explained the sanskrit name for pineapples. It was extremely out of context with the rest of the article, and didn't even deserve its own section. Also, the grammar was horrible. It was one complete run-on sentence without a period at the end. Then, the citation simply stated "from (whoever)". I have removed this section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.128.54.182 (talk) 17:07, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

spines

What is the purpose of being all spiny? For a fruit this delicious you would think it would want to be edible, I thought that is how alot of fruit-bearing trees spreaded their seeds? But it seems to be built to deter animals from eating its yummy yellow insides.