Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum
Pineapple, Ananas comosus first fruited in the Garden in 1744. However it was vastly expensive to grow them; they needed deep beds of dung and fermenting compost to keep them warm and constant attention from gardeners.
In Britain, for the next two hundred years, pineapples become a symbol of wealth and were used to show off!
Dimensions: 5.4 cm x 8cm
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