Description
Pineapple is a tropical, perennial, drought-tolerant plant. it grows up to 5-8 ft in height and spreads around about 3-4 feet radius cover. It is essentially a short, stout stem with a rosette of waxy long, needle-tipped leaves. The plant bears several long, oval to cylindrical fruits during each season from March until June. The pineapple fruit is described as compound (multiple) type of fruit that develops from many small fruitlets fused together around central core. Its pulp is juicy and fleshy with the stem serving as a supporting fibrous core.
The outer skin features rough, tough, and scaly rind. The color in the ripe fruits may be yellow, orange-yellow or reddish. Internally, its juicy flesh may range from creamy white to yellow and has a mix of sweet and tart taste with rich flavor. Each fruit measures up to 12 inches in length and weighs 1 to 8 pounds or more. Fruits are oval to cylindrical in shape and the compound fruits are developed from many small fruits which are fused together. It is fleshy and juicy. The stem serves as a fibrous core. The rind is tough and waxy which might be yellow, dark green, yellow to orange or reddish in color. Flesh is nearly white to yellow. Fruit weighs about 1 to 2.5 kg.
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