Cool coconut tree

[Zeeth]

While everyone in the northern hemisphere (well, unless you're in the tropics) is shivering today, I thought I'd post a pic I found. Someone took this at pine island, look closely

[spockvr6]

Cool pic Keith!

[Peter Pacific]

Great pic Keith...I'll have to take some of my coconuts. A few of them are curving naturally, looking for the light. In another post you asked how to make them curve...another way is to plant them in a shady area of your yard that you may clear one day (maybe in the new property you're buying) and they'll curve to find the light when you're ready to clear it out they will already have a curve and straighten themselves out. I know this sounds like a lot of time (mine are seven years old and pretty tall and they're still going) but I have some planted in a shady area and then removed some tall almond trees and cashews and the coconuts look for the sun at another angle. Good Luck, Peter

[Zeeth]

Great pic Keith...I'll have to take some of my coconuts. A few of them are curving naturally, looking for the light. In another post you asked how to make them curve...another way is to plant them in a shady area of your yard that you may clear one day (maybe in the new property you're buying) and they'll curve to find the light when you're ready to clear it out they will already have a curve and straighten themselves out. I know this sounds like a lot of time (mine are seven years old and pretty tall and they're still going) but I have some planted in a shady area and then removed some tall almond trees and cashews and the coconuts look for the sun at another angle. Good Luck, Peter

Thanks for the info Peter, I'll have to remember that when planting them! Another good thing about that is that under canopy they don't get as much frost, so they end up being better able to take the cold. By the time the big trees are gone, they are tall enough that their fronds are out of the frost

Edited January 6, 2010 by Zeeth

[Kris]

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[carolinapalms]

Kris, I have been there. It's best to pay the nursery to plant when they are that big!

[TropicPalms7]

Kris I also have been there and go to that part of Mexico each year. (south of cancun) very nice tropical area! palms everywhere. everyday someone is planting moving or digging a palm down there! cool pic and video! -Justin in VB

[Xenon]

Wow!

Nice shot,

Jonathan

[Kris]

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[JEFF IN MODESTO]

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Kinda silly!

But unique.

Jeff

[Kris]

http://www.youtube.c...ture=grec_index

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[Wai`anae Steve]

While everyone in the northern hemisphere (well, unless you're in the tropics) is shivering today, I thought I'd post a pic I found. Someone took this at pine island, look closely

There use to be one like that at the Polynesian Cultural Center here on O`ahu. I hung low over one of the canals I think. Anyone been there lately?