| Description: |
The two major varieties found commercially in the United States are
the Cayenne (from Hawaii) and the Red Spanish (mainly from Florida and Puerto Rico). The Cayenne pineapple, the longer and more cylindrical of the two, has a golden-yellow skin and long, swordlike leaves sprouting from a single tuft. The Red Spanish pineapple is squatter in
shape, has a reddish golden-brown skin and leaves that radiate from several tufts. |
