Fruit Gushers which come in a "Fruit Punch" flavor with differently colored fruit-flavored fillings. Another variety that was developed is "Hawaiian Punch". These Gushers are the same shape as the original Fruit Gushers and contain three naturally flavored fruit snacks: "Pineapple Paradise", "Watermelon Luau", and "Maui Mango". They are not currently for sale in all states and regions of the US. Fruit Gushers Fruit Gushers, commonly known as Gushers, are American fruit candy snacks in the shape of elongated hexagonal bipyramids, made primarily from sugar and fruit juice, with small amounts of other ingredients. Introduced in 1991, they are produced by General
Boletellus ananas following an extended period of rain and high humidity. Some varieties of "B. ananas" from southeastern North America, Costa Rica, Brazil, Panama, Nicaragua, and Guyana have been noted to fruit on tree trunks, although terrestrial fruiting has been reported in Malaysia and Central America. Due to the typically elevated fruiting habit and occurrence on dead wood, the ectomycorrhizal status of "B. ananas" has been debated; in the protolog Murrill noted "it always occurs either as a wound parasite on pine trunks or about the base of living pine trees." All collections have been made in association with ectotrophic host trees