date:Oct 28, 2020
A picture of a fanned (or fan-topped) pineapple popped up online this week. Fasciation can occur in most plants and can be caused by stress or by genetic and hormonal factors.
Ynna Hernandez-Europa, a biology student at Queensland University of Technology, received the multi-headed pineapple from its Sunshine Coast grower. The freaky fruit is from the pineapple farm owned by brothers Colin and Mark Harris in Wamuran, north of Brisbane.
The pair have been in the pineapple production business fo