How to Grow a Pineapple Tree from a Pineapple Top

Even if you live in a cold climate, you can have a pineapple tree of your very own. Growing your own pineapple tree from a recycled pineapple top is easy. It makes a great project for children so that they can learn about where pineapples come from. The following tips show you how to take something that is usually thrown away and how to use it to make a great indoor tree.

Things You'll Need

• Pineapple
• Shallow pot
• Potting soil
• Water

Instructions

1. Cut the pineapple top off of the pineapple with a little pineapple meat still attached to it.

2. Fill the shallow pot with potting soil. Stop adding soil 1 inch below the top of the pot.

3. Put the pineapple top on top of the soil.

4. Cover the area of the pineapple below the green leaves with soil.

5. Water the soil and put the pot in a sunny area.

6. After a few weeks, you will see shoots of vegetation coming out of the soil around the pineapple top. This is the beginnings of the tree.

Tips & Warnings

• After your tree grows a few inches, you may want to transplant it to a bigger pot.

• Do not cut back the pineapple top leaves.