Pineapple and Hawaiian Pineapple

[Vanman]

Is this two names for the same tomato or are they different?

[Mike G]

They are different. Google is showing a lot of them mislabeled I believe.

Pineapple is a bicolor red and yellow tomato and Hawaiian Pineapple is yellow. I grew Hawaiian Pineapple once on accident because it was just labeled Pineapple. My dad grows Pineapple every year and it is his favorite.

[Vanman]

How does the flavor and production compare between the two? I am growing both this year and have a few of each so far on the plants. I have tried one Pineapple and it was good. That said I am having a very bad year overall. Based on the one Pineapple I am going to save seeds and grow it again next year and hope we have a better tomato year. Everybody I know around here is having a bad year.

[Mike G]

I remember the Hawaiian Pineapple as being mild and sweet, with a nice smooth texture. The Hawaiian Pineapple did not produce a lot of tomatoes, but the ones I got were quite large with some slight green shouldering. Me and my wife enjoyed them in sandwiches (we put them inside grilled cheese).

It has been a lot longer since I had regular pineapple tomatoes but I remember thinking they were delicious too. I think they had a more complex flavor than the Hawaiian. I think the regular pineapple was more productive as well, with neither being prolific.

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