A highly aromatic pineapple cultivar with exceptional shelf life. Origin: Del Monte Fresh Produce, Inc., Coral Gables, FL, by J.L. Morales, H. Sauter, and T.R. Young. Nineteen crowns of Tainung 11 were planted in Costa Rica and clonal selections made in this group and for three subsequent generations beginning in 1997; introd. 2006. USPP 16,328; 14 Mar. 2006. Tree: relatively slow growing; medium, to 57 cm erect; leaves yellowish-green, olive-green and reddish-green, 85 cm long and 6.0 cm wide at forced floral induction; few deltoid-cuspidate hooked spines at leaf tips; peduncle ~21 cm long; slips 0-3. Fruit: green or reddish when immature, typically yellow like Tainung 11 if picked ripe; medium, ~1.0 kg, range from 0.4-1.7 kg, depends on plant size at forced floral induction; cylindrical to slightly conical; 80-144 fruitlets; short, erect crown; flesh light yellow with intense aroma; titratable acidity 0.93%, seasonal range 0.67-1.33%, higher than Smooth Cayenne; SS 16.2%; ascorbic acid 15-37 mg/100 cc, less than CO-2 in the same environment; stores well and has exceptional shelf life at room temperature.
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