Dellerman Gold Pineapples & Crowns

[Coconut Cream]

All sold out for now. If you don't have a tracking number from me yet, send me a private message.

If you missed out, or you just want pineapple crowns, I will most likely be offering more crowns in the near future. You are welcome to send me a private message if you have a certain request for a number of pineapple crowns or fruit if I do go back for more. Most likely it will be 4 big crowns in a large box for $60 - 70 shipped.

[Nayelie321]

Interested will PM

[Coconut Cream]

See the first post. Gonna ship a couple.

[Coconut Cream]

Also a big thanks to all the folks who met up with me today to get some pineapples and crowns 

[Coconut Cream]

All gone for now.

[RS]

Thank you so much Coconut Cream! Really delicious fruit, though I didn't get any hints of coconut flavor. The core wasn't edible like some other varieties. Excited to grow these out!

Strangely USPS took longer to ship a medium flat rate box within Florida then from California, go figure.

[Coconut Cream]

Thank you for trying out the pineapples, and I really wish there was a better way to get these out to people. I tried my best but I think the transit time is just too long. Especially for the cost involved. I am thinking for the future I will just do the crowns if I have extras and not worry about the fruit. I can see why the farmer has no interest in shipping these! It's very impractical and I worry that people aren't going to be happy with what they get for the money.

Thank you so much Coconut Cream! Really delicious fruit, though I didn't get any hints of coconut flavor. The core wasn't edible like some other varieties. Excited to grow these out!

Strangely USPS took longer to ship a medium flat rate box within Florida then from California, go figure.

[murahilin]

If I remember correctly, most of the fruit sold are regular MD-2s, the variety you get in the grocery store.

Only around 10-30% of the fruit seem to be the other varierty and have the coconut flavor.

So most people probably ended up receiving regular MD-2 fruit and not the "Dellerman" variety.

[Coconut Cream]

When you buy them at the farm, you are just buying "pineapples" the way they grow them. They all look the same. The flavor is some combination of the genetics, the local growing conditions, farming methods and the level of ripeness when they are picked. Most people that try them tell me it's the best pineapple they've ever had and I agree that a good one can really be off the charts.

It's kind of the luck of the draw how the ripeness and flavor combine to hit your palate. And I think this is a topic that really bears more discussion, what is the actual product here, genetically? I am pretty sure he started off with mostly MD-2 plants and I think some local wild types mixed in. Is there some element of genetic drift or recombination there? I'm not smart enough to speak to that, but every pineapple I've eaten from that farm tastes a little different. Some "just" taste like an improved/sweeter/fragrant supermarket pineapple and others have more flavor excitement with notes of vanilla, honey, spice and pina colada/coconut. And all points in between.

If I remember correctly, most of the fruit sold are regular MD-2s, the variety you get in the grocery store.

Only around 10-30% of the fruit seem to be the other varierty and have the coconut flavor.

So most people probably ended up receiving regular MD-2 fruit and not the "Dellerman" variety.

[murahilin]

When you buy them at the farm, you are just buying "pineapples" the way they grow them. They all look the same. The flavor is some combination of the genetics, the local growing conditions, farming methods and the level of ripeness when they are picked. Most people that try them tell me it's the best pineapple they've ever had and I agree that a good one can really be off the charts.

It's kind of the luck of the draw how the ripeness and flavor combine to hit your palate. And I think this is a topic that really bears more discussion, what is the actual product here, genetically? I am pretty sure he started off with mostly MD-2 plants and I think some local wild types mixed in. Is there some element of genetic drift or recombination there? I'm not smart enough to speak to that, but every pineapple I've eaten from that farm tastes a little different. Some "just" taste like an improved/sweeter/fragrant supermarket pineapple and others have more flavor excitement with notes of vanilla, honey, spice and pina colada/coconut. And all points in between.

If I remember correctly, most of the fruit sold are regular MD-2s, the variety you get in the grocery store.

Only around 10-30% of the fruit seem to be the other varierty and have the coconut flavor.

So most people probably ended up receiving regular MD-2 fruit and not the "Dellerman" variety.

While growing conditions, ripeness, and farming methods can affect the flavor of an indiviudal fruit, the reason most people who try them probably say it's the best they've ever had is because most people have not had a pineapple that was picked as ripe as these are.

There's not really any "wild local types" of pineapples in Florida. I don't think there's any sort of genetic drift of recombination going on either with the majority of his pineapples.

You probably shouldn't say you're selling "Dellerman Gold" pineapples and crowns especially since most are just likely just MD-2s.

[MrZimmy6996]

Thank you for trying out the pineapples, and I really wish there was a better way to get these out to people. I tried my best but I think the transit time is just too long. Especially for the cost involved. I am thinking for the future I will just do the crowns if I have extras and not worry about the fruit. I can see why the farmer has no interest in shipping these! It's very impractical and I worry that people aren't going to be happy with what they get for the money.

Thank you so much Coconut Cream! Really delicious fruit, though I didn't get any hints of coconut flavor. The core wasn't edible like some other varieties. Excited to grow these out!

Strangely USPS took longer to ship a medium flat rate box within Florida then from California, go figure.

For the record, I knew what I was getting in to!  Honestly, the only thing I would have suggested you do differently in the future, which is what I do with shipping plants, is I ONLY ship on Monday.  That of course has it's issues here, because you get the pines when you get them ...  So it is what it is.  Even Paul and Jude in Kauai only ship Mondays as to ensure that there is the most business days to get the package where it needs to go the same week. 

Thank you so much for being a pineapple mule!  I'll be thrilled with whatever shows up tomorrow!  Gonna be a healthy pineapple fill for me this week!

[MrZimmy6996]

t's kind of the luck of the draw how the ripeness and flavor combine to hit your palate. And I think this is a topic that really bears more discussion, what is the actual product here, genetically? I am pretty sure he started off with mostly MD-2 plants and I think some local wild types mixed in. Is there some element of genetic drift or recombination there? I'm not smart enough to speak to that, but every pineapple I've eaten from that farm tastes a little different. Some "just" taste like an improved/sweeter/fragrant supermarket pineapple and others have more flavor excitement with notes of vanilla, honey, spice and pina colada/coconut. And all points in between.

On this topic, I have been musing about this for a while now ...  I do think there is a part in genetics and drift, but I honestly think, more than that, is the actual environment the MD-2 grows.  When you really stop and think about it, the local waters, air, soils, native nutrients.  Every one of these plays in to that flavor.  I've got Maui Gold pineapples that I have grown that side by side, with one fresh from Maui, they aren't even in the same ballpark.  Clearly the total soil makeup, along with the waters/air and consistent temps, all play a major role in to what that ultimate flavor tastes like when it hits your tongue.

[RS]

Interesting, these seemed different than the standard store pineapples, the flavor was "creamier" if that makes sense and less acidic.

Having just harvested a standard store grown pineapple at peak ripeness (photo below...it was hiding in the bushes so the critters missed it) the flavor contrast was distinct and I didn't mean to suggest anything inferior.

[Jaboticaba45]

Thanks to Coconut Cream for sending me a couple pineapples!
One tasted like a regular pineapple, but very good...but the second had the coconut flavor that people talk about.
I'm excited to grow the crowns out and see how they do. The coconut one was better than the ones I had in HI.

On a side note, I am curious to see the potential genetics going around at his farm?
Because, unless he is growing from seeds, all the pineapples should be genetically identical to his first batch.

[vall]

I have found that coconut flavor in very ripe pineapples from MD-2 grocery store tops I've planted at home. I don't really think his are anything unique, they just aren't harvested way too early and therefore are vastly superior to anything imported.

I think the common plugs available here are Florida Special and Elite Gold, so they might be one of those?