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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« on: February 28, 2024, 06:26:37 AM »QuoteI 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.