Apple vs Pineapple
Both are Fruit. Each axis is a percentile across all 538 crops — 80 means higher than four-fifths of the table. Where an axis is missing, the crop genuinely is not measured that way.
Apple
Pineapple
| Measure | Apple | Pineapple |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Dec–Jan (planting) | Jul–Sep |
| Days to harvest | 4–6 yr to bear | 450–540 |
| Spacing | 5 × 5 m | 60 × 30 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–6.5 | 5.0–6.0 |
| Water | 800–1200 | 1000–1500 |
| Temperature °C | 10–24 | 22–32 |
| Seed rate | 400 plants | 43 k suckers |
| Yield | 15–20 t | 50–60 t |
| Watch for | Scab, codling moth, woolly aphid | Mealybug, heart rot |