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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #150 on: July 29, 2018, 05:55:00 PM »





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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #151 on: July 30, 2018, 09:41:25 AM »


Why did you cut it off like that?  You left the roots.  You twist (never cut) the top off, remove the bottom leaves on about 6 rows, the root nubs will be revealed.  Pot up.







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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #152 on: July 30, 2018, 09:51:38 AM »


Why did you cut it off like that?  You left the roots.  You twist (never cut) the top off, remove the bottom leaves on about 6 rows, the root nubs will be revealed.  Pot up.







Thats how the majority come from Jude (probably for purposes of fitting in the box for shipping).  They still grow just fine.
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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #153 on: July 30, 2018, 10:06:14 AM »
His 2nd photo looks like it was an intact top.   I'd be pissed if I paid $50 for a pineapple and someone butchered the top like that.  They can sure find a way to get another 3" of room out of that box IMO.

I wish him the best, hope it grows.

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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #154 on: July 30, 2018, 10:18:11 AM »
His 2nd photo looks like it was an intact top.   I'd be pissed if I paid $50 for a pineapple and someone butchered the top like that.  They can sure find a way to get another 3" of room out of that box IMO.

I wish him the best, hope it grows.

Again, some come intact and crushed and the majority come cut.  I have grown all of them that I have received (15 or 16 of trhem) and they all, including at least 6 cut tops, have 100% takes and thriving.
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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #155 on: July 30, 2018, 03:59:38 PM »
When Ordering Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapple from Jude.... on the order page there is a spot you can leave a message before placing an order..... if you plan to grow from the crown you need to leave a note saying for them to not break the crowns cause you plan to grow them. when she goes out she will look for pineapples that are ripe and have smaller crowns on them so they will fit in the shipping box. they mite be a little bent but should still grow great


she does ship them in small boxes  to save on shipping cost i would guess

 
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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #156 on: July 30, 2018, 05:52:12 PM »
When Ordering Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapple from Jude.... on the order page there is a spot you can leave a message before placing an order..... if you plan to grow from the crown you need to leave a note saying for them to not break the crowns cause you plan to grow them. when she goes out she will look for pineapples that are ripe and have smaller crowns on them so they will fit in the shipping box. they mite be a little bent but should still grow great


she does ship them in small boxes  to save on shipping cost i would guess

Mark, what is your problem and did you read what I have been saying?  They grow just fine even with the tops cut like that.  You wantbto see the pictures?  Get over yourself.

They are not shipped in small boxes either...just how many orders have you placed with them?
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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #157 on: July 31, 2018, 10:42:30 AM »
When Ordering Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapple from Jude.... on the order page there is a spot you can leave a message before placing an order..... if you plan to grow from the crown you need to leave a note saying for them to not break the crowns cause you plan to grow them. when she goes out she will look for pineapples that are ripe and have smaller crowns on them so they will fit in the shipping box. they mite be a little bent but should still grow great


she does ship them in small boxes  to save on shipping cost i would guess

Mark, what is your problem and did you read what I have been saying?  They grow just fine even with the tops cut like that.  You wantbto see the pictures?  Get over yourself.

They are not shipped in small boxes either...just how many orders have you placed with them?

You're paying $60 for a butchered pineapple and I'm the one with the problem?  Me thinks the bromelain has gone to yo haid.   ;D

No thanks, I'll grow my own, harvest when they're ripe not green. They are better than what we got from the truck farmers during our many visits to Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai.  Just upcanned 4 plants to 3 gal. pots yesterday in fact, White Sugarloaf and White Jade.  Stay tuned for some fruit porn next year.  ;)



And just in case you think I'm bluffing about being on Kauai, here's a shot from a raft at the Napali coast, north side of Kauai.  1,000' uplifts, beautiful place. 



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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #158 on: July 31, 2018, 02:47:22 PM »
When Ordering Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapple from Jude.... on the order page there is a spot you can leave a message before placing an order..... if you plan to grow from the crown you need to leave a note saying for them to not break the crowns cause you plan to grow them. when she goes out she will look for pineapples that are ripe and have smaller crowns on them so they will fit in the shipping box. they mite be a little bent but should still grow great


she does ship them in small boxes  to save on shipping cost i would guess

I meant to ask Jude to do this but thought it would’ve arrived intact from the videos on YouTube of others’ previous orders. No biggie as Rob stated that they’ll still grow back, lesson learned.. though I agree with Mark, if I’m paying $60 for a single pineapple I would rather they twist the top off for both to easily fit rather than cut it.
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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #159 on: August 01, 2018, 08:39:35 AM »
They are tough and resilient plants.  I had a bench full of 5' wide White Jade and other faves, had the heater failure, got hit with 18F,  plants looked like hell so I dumped most of them on a burn pile outside.  Most of those I left on the bench came back from the dead via pups.  Some had rot in the center pt. and died.  I should have left them alone for about 3 mos.  Hard lesson learned.  :-[



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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #160 on: August 01, 2018, 11:45:13 AM »
How do Kauai Sugarloaf & White Jade pineapples compare in flavor? Quite similar/slight differences?
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« Reply #161 on: August 01, 2018, 01:05:01 PM »
How do Kauai Sugarloaf & White Jade pineapples compare in flavor? Quite similar/slight differences?
you can see where i got a high brix from her last time and almost too sweet but great and no thorns core was better

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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #162 on: February 27, 2024, 08:55:31 PM »
Old thread I'm bringing up so others that lurk know it exists.



I have a question, are the Sugarloaf pineapple plants being sold at Lowe's the same as the Kauai Sugarloaf? Or is Kona and Kauai the same plant, and that would most likely mean Lowe's plant labeled sugarloaf is the real deal?
I put the plant labeled sugarloaf in my cart but put it back, I thought I'd ask here first if these are legit before spending $20.

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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #163 on: February 27, 2024, 09:01:25 PM »
Did you take a pic of the plant?
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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #164 on: February 27, 2024, 09:08:51 PM »
Did you take a pic of the plant?

I did not take a picture, I have to go back to Lowe's tomorrow and I think I'll just plop down the $20. I'll definitely take pics and post the plant, one thing I noticed on the label was no word of "white" on it, so that was one red flag, it just read "sugarloaf". 
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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #165 on: February 27, 2024, 10:24:03 PM »
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I have to go back to Lowe's tomorrow and I think I'll just plop down the $20. I'll definitely take pics and post the plant, one thing I noticed on the label was no word of "white" on it, so that was one red flag, it just read "sugarloaf".

I saw a couple of those at Home Depot last year but elected not to buy based on price and also the plant being loose in the pot- didn't feel fully rooted.  I ended up ordering some slips instead.  If it is a healthy looking plant maybe it is worth a shot though.

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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #166 on: February 27, 2024, 10:53:46 PM »
White sugarloaf has smooth leaves, yellow has sharp leaves and not worth growing. 
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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #167 on: February 28, 2024, 06:26:37 AM »
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I have to go back to Lowe's tomorrow and I think I'll just plop down the $20. I'll definitely take pics and post the plant, one thing I noticed on the label was no word of "white" on it, so that was one red flag, it just read "sugarloaf".

I saw a couple of those at Home Depot last year but elected not to buy based on price and also the plant being loose in the pot- didn't feel fully rooted.  I ended up ordering some slips instead.  If it is a healthy looking plant maybe it is worth a shot though.

I did purchase one of those just under 2 years ago.  It did have the smooth leaves and produced a pineapple that was a little small but was white and had an edible core.  It was really sweet and virtually no acidic taste.  It produced one offshoot that is growing well and I also planted the top which is doing well.

We liked it so much, I did buy some small shoots from to mail order sources.  One vendor sent some with smooth leaves that are doing well.  Another vendor send some with spiked leaves.  I posted on another site questioning this and received various responses with a few saying there are 2 varieties.  I returned the spiked ones.

I also saw a half dozen that looked pretty sad at our local HD about 3 months ago.  I spoke to the manager there to see if he would discount them and he said they were getting ready to throw them out and gave them to me.  I took those home and repotted them.  Half of them did not make it but the other half are hanging on.

I'll try to take a couple of pics and post them later today.

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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #168 on: February 28, 2024, 11:46:28 AM »
I bought one, I  can take more pics if needed.  My local Lowe's has quite a few in stock. I went to the Lowe's in Pembroke Pines, this is in Broward  County.













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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #169 on: February 28, 2024, 01:04:29 PM »
it looks like white jade / white sugarloafs
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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #170 on: February 28, 2024, 01:56:17 PM »
it looks like white jade / white sugarloafs

Thank you! Hopefully next year or so I can finally taste what a Sugarloaf pineapple tastes like, I'm pretty excited!

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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #171 on: February 28, 2024, 08:01:52 PM »
The original cultivar (according to the old breeders) was ‘Monte Lirio’ - supposedly…the original white fleshed pineapple. I heard a similar story of how it was smuggled onto the island.  An article I read in an old issue of PRI Pineapple News backed that story up - according to the author, white pineapple wasn’t grown en mass on Hawaii because Dole wasn't sold on the cultivar, saying the mainland U.S.market wanted gold fleshed pineapple. 
They missed out - a great pineapple for sure  - Great pics btw!!!!.



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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #172 on: February 28, 2024, 09:45:41 PM »
The original cultivar (according to the old breeders) was ‘Monte Lirio’ - supposedly…the original white fleshed pineapple. I heard a similar story of how it was smuggled onto the island.  An article I read in an old issue of PRI Pineapple News backed that story up - according to the author, white pineapple wasn’t grown en mass on Hawaii because Dole wasn't sold on the cultivar, saying the mainland U.S.market wanted gold fleshed pineapple. 
They missed out - a great pineapple for sure  - Great pics btw!!!!.



So is it definite that the White Jade, White Sugarloaf, and Kauai White Sugarloaf are all the same?

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« Reply #173 on: February 29, 2024, 11:45:15 AM »
The original cultivar (according to the old breeders) was ‘Monte Lirio’ - supposedly…the original white fleshed pineapple. I heard a similar story of how it was smuggled onto the island.  An article I read in an old issue of PRI Pineapple News backed that story up - according to the author, white pineapple wasn’t grown en mass on Hawaii because Dole wasn't sold on the cultivar, saying the mainland U.S.market wanted gold fleshed pineapple. 
They missed out - a great pineapple for sure  - Great pics btw!!!!.




Neat piece of history on the cultivar, thanks for sharing that. Dole dropped the ball on this one seeing how many folks rate this pineapple so highly, I hope someday to find the fruit sold locally from local farmers around here so I can  just pick one up at the market rather than waiting two years to grow one like I'm doing now, or ordering one from the Islands.

Thanks!

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Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« Reply #174 on: February 29, 2024, 11:49:58 AM »
The original cultivar (according to the old breeders) was ‘Monte Lirio’ - supposedly…the original white fleshed pineapple. I heard a similar story of how it was smuggled onto the island.  An article I read in an old issue of PRI Pineapple News backed that story up - according to the author, white pineapple wasn’t grown en mass on Hawaii because Dole wasn't sold on the cultivar, saying the mainland U.S.market wanted gold fleshed pineapple. 
They missed out - a great pineapple for sure  - Great pics btw!!!!.



So is it definite that the White Jade, White Sugarloaf, and Kauai White Sugarloaf are all the same?


I'd like to know too, I have skimmed a few of the pineapple threads on this forum and I have not found a definite answer.