Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
Size: Depending on the variety, up to 70 feet (21 m)
Min. Temperature: 30°F (-1°C) The "Green Maypan" variety has been reported surviving 26°F (-3°C)
Water Requirements: Moderate water
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Origin: Unknown, present all around the world, in tropical areas
Germination: Planted with husk and fresh, takes several months.
Leaf: Pinnate,
20 to 30 regular shaped, light green leaves. 150 to 200 thin leaflets,,
up to 15 feet long (4.5 m).
3 to 4 feet long (0.9 to 1.2 m).
Trunk: no crownshaft.,
Often leaning, ringed,
up to 2 feet in diameter (60 cm).
Flower: Male and female white flowers on the same inflorescence.
Flower stalk coming from among the lower leaves.
Fruit: brown when ripe.
up to 1 foot in diameter.
round.
Seed:
