YOU SAID:
The pineapple was placed atop the palm tree
INTO JAPANESE
パイナップルはヤシの木の上に置かれました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Pineapple was placed on a palm tree
INTO JAPANESE
パイナップルはヤシの木に置かれました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Pineapple was placed on a palm tree
That didn't even make that much sense in English.