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dmaltes
Chicago, IL
July 03, 2009
12:56 PM Post #6772832
| I have a pineapple plant that was grown from the top of a pineapple and it now stands about 6 feet tall. All of the lower leaves have fallen off and there are plenty of leaves at the top and an offshoot in the middle of the plant - is there anyway that I can cut the plant down and save the top and the offshoot? |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
July 03, 2009
01:29 PM Post #6772951
| If the plant has not produced a Pineapple yet, it needs the leaves for energy to do so.
Any photos to show? |
dmaltes
Chicago, IL
July 03, 2009
01:57 PM Post #6773046
| this is the top of the plant 
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dmaltes
Chicago, IL
July 03, 2009
01:58 PM Post #6773054
| this is the offshoot - it has never grown a pineapple and I want to keep the plant but it is too tall and I want to know if I can cut it down and how can I save the offshoot making two plants out of it? 
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Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
July 03, 2009
02:30 PM Post #6773153
| You do not have a Pineapple plant.
The plant is Dracaena fragrans 'Compacta'. |
dmaltes
Chicago, IL
July 03, 2009
06:03 PM Post #6773919
| Really - I was told it was a pineapple plant by the person that gave it to me - if I cut the top and put it in water will it get new roots? |
dmaltes
Chicago, IL
July 03, 2009
06:08 PM Post #6773929
| this is not a dracaena fragrans as the leaves are not shiny and do not have yellow center stripes - I believe it is from a cut pineapple top - the leaves are had and not at all shiny |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
July 03, 2009
06:56 PM Post #6774071
| There are many varieties of Dracaena fragrans. A variety that fits your description with "yellow center stripes" would be Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana'.
Your variety is Dracaena fragrans 'Compacta'.
You don't have a Pineapple, you have a Dracaena!
I am very familiar with Pineapples (Ananas comosus 'Cayenne') and Dracaenas; they are both grown on a large scale in Hawai'i. I grow a lot of them myself.
Aloha, Dave |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
July 03, 2009
08:08 PM Post #6774359
| I agree with Dave, it is definitely a Dracaena and not a pineapple. |
dmaltes
Chicago, IL
July 03, 2009
08:42 PM Post #6774508
| ok well can I cut it down and if I put it in water will it get roots? |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
July 04, 2009
12:37 AM Post #6775391
| Yes! Let it sit in water for a few days then put it in soil and root it, keep it in shade and moist. |
icanfindroom
Anchorage, AK
July 04, 2009
04:22 PM Post #6777689
| I thought the first description sounded a bit odd for a pineapple! Anybody in HI absolutely knows about those, just pop it the ground LOL! Mmmmm, pineapple...
I agree it looks like a Dracaena compacta that needs a trim. It will never grow new bottom leaves so it's the only way to go if you want to get rid of the empty spaces.
Sometimes they take a bit to put out roots on the cutting, or to grow a new shoot from the base, so be patient & don't give up ;) |
