pineapple

[wctoaun]

do pineapples grow on trees

[crete]

yes

[hammerman]

No

[Vanilla Face]

Do bears **** in the woods?

[B00]

It doesn't if it's a polar bear vanilla!

I always thought a pineapple was a plant?

[makemesmile]

I guess not..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple

[hammerman]

It is Boo....but so is a tree !!!

Pineapple...ananas comosus is a plant which grows to around 24" high....including the pineapple.
It is technically a bromeliad....a family of epiphytic plants which attach themselves to host trees. They are characterised by a central rosette which, when filled with water (most bromeliads come from the tropical rain forests) form a small "resevoir" of water which can be home to a multitude of aquatic life including frog tadpoles.

However, pineapples are more arid than the usual bromeliads and tend to originate from the dryer central america area such as mexico.

They can be grown as a houseplant but they love lots of sun and hate central heating. They are available from garden centres at certain times of the year.

This is off the top of my head so please look them up and correct me if needed.

[hammerman]

Oh well....commercial pineapples are obviously taller than the ones i've grown at work !!!....but that was many years ago

[JamesEverton]

Pineapple fans, I can recommend this book about the history of the cultivation of the pineapple. Genuinely this is an interesting read:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/product-des cription/0099469448/sr=8-5/qid=1172747603/ref= dp_proddesc_0/026-8375024-4438004?ie=UTF8&n=26 6239&s=books&qid=1172747603&sr=8-5

[mrrobbo15]

in the ground without doubt

[Compostella]

Its a root vegetable

[jonnoman]

actually, when i went to the dominican, i found out that they grow on ground bushes similar looking to that of the aloe vera.

[knobbynonuts]

thought they grw in cans

[pidgoe]

jonnoman is correct. if you have ever watched 50 first dates with adam sandler and drew barrimore there is a sceen where they walk through a field of pineapples

[bluecatt]

They grow in the ground. I saw pineapple plants in Australia.

[Darksoul25]

Are you serious?????