Hi Bromaloonie - I'm not familiar with pineapple seed, but it looks like seed to me, not unlike the seed from Acanthostachys strobilacea.

Give it a go; you've got nothing to lose, but remember it may be sterile and even if fertile, the resulting seedlings won't necessarily all be as good as the special M Gold pines you mention.

Then on the other hand, you could crack a new special pineapple hybrid and make your fortune.

Perhaps the "Bromaloonie Special Pine"

If you've plenty of seed, I wouldn't mind trying a few also if you can spare them?

All the best, Nev.

bromaloonie the reason you get no tops on the pineapples is because the growers plant them. Good luck growing the seed. It wont be pineappple you desire if it does germinate

I've never seen seed in a pineapple and now I'm wondering why not. Are most commercial varieties bred to be seedless?

At any rate, that certainly does look like seed, although whether or not it's viable remains to be seen. Go ahead and try it, but as the others have pointed out, whatever you get will not be the same cultivar as the parent. The only way to get a true Mareeba Gold is by vegetative propagation (i.e. crowns, pups, tissue culture). Growing from seed reshuffles the genetic deck, so the resulting offspring may be sweet, sour, tasteless, or anything in between!

Ahhhh Yep now i see. This seed will not give out the replica of the parent and so i could end up with anything. So now i wonder if I should even try. I have plenty enough pines growing from tops but only in just starting to root stage.
There is no way in this world im going to get my hands on a true offset or top...*drops bottom lip*.....lol

the seed as i said is shriveled now nearly paper thin seed and no plumpness to them so i dont think thats the way to go. they would certainly need to be layed in a container on wet cotton wool or Sp moss to keep them moist straight after moving them from the flesh of the pine. Wondering when i will find my next batch of seed

If your still interested Nev i would have to send in moist sp moss which would be fine and would need an addy to send them too...lol....
or you can say 'Pass' now if you like...LOL...which is totally understandable

Hi Bromaloonie - After thinking over what was said and weighing up all of the factors, I think I'll give them a miss after all.

I'm just a seed-a-holic and always say yes to offers of seed, but I guess I have to stop sometime as I have too many babies to look after now; and despite what Lisa told me, culling still hasn't got any easier.

Thanks anyway, all the best, Nev.

If you can't cull, then you're not alone. I found it pretty funny to read the BSI Bromeliad Cultivar Registration Awards page since I can so relate to the stories told.

Yep good call there Nev...lol
I shall not tell you then that i have too much neo seed in my brom house i dont know what to do with...LOL
Sunbirds have polinated every single flower that opens, jumping from neo to neo
If only i had more space i would make more broms thats for sure....just need a bit more know how

Germaine