Pineapple/Avacodo

sss3 · #1 10/19/12, 12:51 AM

When starting from seed or top do these plants produce fruit?

Marcia in MT · #2 10/19/12, 10:55 AM

I've had pineapples produce a fruit from growing the top. However, it really wasn't very satisfactory: even when ripe, it was small and dry. I'm sure a lot depends on climate -- you may have entirely different results.

Our avocado tree was started from an already germinated seed in 1983. It's currently about 20 feet tall and in dire need of its semi-annual pruning. It started blooming (sparsely) about 5 years ago, but has never set any fruit. We are guessing that it needs cross pollination. It spends the summer outside, and the winter in our cool greenhouse.

Can you grow these plants outside? That may make a difference.

ldc · #3 10/19/12, 11:20 AM

Well, these 2 plants are tropical, so in your climate, no, there is no way to grow them outside year round. And you already have them outside in the summer...

oregon woodsmok · #4 10/19/12, 04:27 PM

Pineapples fruit from plants grown from the top. It should be the same variety of pineapple as you took the top from.

Avocado trees are grafted and don't often produce good fruit when grown from seed.

Paquebot · #5 10/20/12, 01:18 AM

Strictly by coincidence, bought a pineapple yesterday. Informed the wife that I will do the cutting as I want the top with part of the core included. I remember some family members having them as potted plants but never saw a new fruit form. Research now says that it takes about 20 months to make a fruit when potted and that it will be smaller than the original. I once enjoyed fresh ripe Queen pineapple picked and eaten the same day in South Africa. The green things that we get here aren't half as good but would be if we could grow one to full ripeness in a pot.

Martin