pineapple

The Mizo Pineapples grow as a small shrub; the individual flowers of the unpollinated plant fuse to form a multiple fruit. The plant normally propagates from the offset produced at the top of the fruit or from a side shoot, and typically matures within a year. . This fruit has a tough rind made up of hexagonal units and a fibrous, juicy flesh which may be yellow to white in color. These pineapples may reach 5 to 6 ft in height and some varieties can grow for in excess of 20 years.