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Excited about coconuts!

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paulgila Grand Master

paulgila

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would you go as far as to say you are "coocoo for" coconuts?

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the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

FRITO Grand Master

FRITO

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Sweet, I want one! :drool:

I like the freaky palms

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Luke

Tallahassee, FL - USDA zone 8b/9a

63" rain annually

January avg 65/40 - July avg 92/73

North Florida Palm Society - http://palmsociety.blogspot.com/

Mark Heath Veteran

Mark Heath

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William,

Please get your hands on some and let us know how they fare w/ germinating. Beautifull palm!!

I will say that seeing that they'll be transported to Germany from Figi and then to you would normally be an

issue in regards to freshness, but as you know w/ coconuts, they'll germinate quickly once introduced to heat!

That is one of the few seeds that will benefit from drying out!! Go for it!!

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Orlando, Florida

zone 9b

The Pollen Poacher!!

GO DOLPHINS!!

GO GATORS!!!

 

Palms, Sex, Money and horsepower,,,, you may have more than you can handle,,

but too much is never enough!!

www.dadluvsu.com Grand Master

www.dadluvsu.com

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Totally coocoo!

I'm really fantasizing about purchasing this one. It's a bloody big amount of cheese for a single coconut, but it really is a cool one.

Anyone know if the seeds always sprout true to type?

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rozpalm Mentor

rozpalm

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How much are they? I can't find them on the list.

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Ron

Wellington, Florida

Zone 11 in my mind

Zone 10a 9a in reality

13miles West of the Atlantic in Palm Beach County

rozpalm Mentor

rozpalm

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61.50 euros, you know you want one mr meltdown

I do! Some people never learn and I am one of them.

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Ron

Wellington, Florida

Zone 11 in my mind

Zone 10a 9a in reality

13miles West of the Atlantic in Palm Beach County

www.dadluvsu.com Grand Master

www.dadluvsu.com

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you and me both buddy, look under RPS's fruit seeds section to purchase

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epicure3 Grand Master

epicure3

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That is one freaky looking palm. Too bad we can't get a look at the fruit way up there.

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Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

PalmatierMeg Grand Master

PalmatierMeg

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Oh my. I like it. I see it's priced per seed.

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

Zeeth Grand Master

Zeeth

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If I had the money it would already be on it's way here...

Maybe someone in South Florida can buy it and sell off it's seed to their fellow palmtalk members?

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Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

PalmatierMeg Grand Master

PalmatierMeg

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As I usually do when a topic catches my attention I started an internet search on this coconuut variety as well as a second one. I came up with the following article complete with photos that some of you (Keith) might enjoy reading.

http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/Cocos-coconut.pdf

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

www.dadluvsu.com Grand Master

www.dadluvsu.com

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Keith (and others), do you know how likely it is that offspring from a fused leaf parent will exhibit the fused leaflet trait?

I don't anticipate hanging around in FLlong enough to have to grow the seedling out to only get a handful of 3rd gen offspring that show this phenotype.

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PalmatierMeg Grand Master

PalmatierMeg

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I just found this link to a Palmtalk topic that includes a photo of one of these palms with fruit about halfway down the page.

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=13546&st=80&p=251522&#entry251522

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

Zeeth Grand Master

Zeeth

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Thanks for that link Meg.

William, ask Fiji Jim, I think he would know whether or not they come true to type. Anyone else in South Florida willing to pay the money to try out one of these?

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Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

PalmGuyWC Grand Master

PalmGuyWC

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Wow! That was a great article, almost more than I need to know about Coconuts.

Dick

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Richard Douglas

Palmy Experienced

Palmy

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WOW! I really want one of those! That article was packed with info I didn't know!

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Meteorologist and PhD student in Climate Science

bubba Grand Master

bubba

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Bill, Go get them! Grow them and we will come. We will open up our wallets like...What was that baseball movie?

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What you look for is what is looking

rozpalm Mentor

rozpalm

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I was this close to clicking buy on 2 seeds when I happened upon this which snapped be back to reality.

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Ron

Wellington, Florida

Zone 11 in my mind

Zone 10a 9a in reality

13miles West of the Atlantic in Palm Beach County

Mark Heath Veteran

Mark Heath

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I was this close to clicking buy on 2 seeds when I happened upon this which snapped be back to reality.

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Ron,

There is no way you can be that cold that far south!!! 37f!! Are you kidding me???? This winter is unbelievable!!!

Here in Orlando they predict 35f for the same day!! But that is for the fortunate City/heat island effect people!

Much colder for us country folk!

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Orlando, Florida

zone 9b

The Pollen Poacher!!

GO DOLPHINS!!

GO GATORS!!!

 

Palms, Sex, Money and horsepower,,,, you may have more than you can handle,,

but too much is never enough!!

MAUSER Proficient

MAUSER

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rock.gif Very ugly palm, looks sick Edited by MAUSER
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DCA_Palm_Fan Mentor

DCA_Palm_Fan

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rock.gif Very ugly palm, looks sick

I'm just curious. What exactly about it is ugly? And, why does it look "sick"?

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MAUSER Proficient

MAUSER

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rock.gif Very ugly palm, looks sick

I'm just curious. What exactly about it is ugly? And, why does it look "sick"?

Well ... because for me it is very ugly and looks sick.

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tjwalters Veteran

tjwalters

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rock.gif Very ugly palm, looks sick

Yeah, I'm not to crazy about it either. I like a nice full, lush coconut much better. At first glance, this one appears as if it is not getting enough water or something.

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Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a/b
hardiestpalms.com

PalmGuyWC Grand Master

PalmGuyWC

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If I lived where Coconuts would grow, I'd be buying a couple. Coconuts grow fast and it would be a good investment and would pay for its self many times over when it started bearing nuts.

Dick

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Richard Douglas

MAUSER Proficient

MAUSER

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It looks like a plastic palm tree ... poorly constructed.

About tastes there is nothing in writing, to me is horrible, but I understand that anyone would look wonderful, the best.

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Zeeth Grand Master

Zeeth

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gave in...

Woo! If you move before they fruit, there are plenty of people around here who wouldn't mind taking them, and we have the resident expert on transplanting palms (Ken Johnson), so I don't think you'll have any trouble. Also, they wouldn't have trouble in Hawaii, so you can get seed mailed to you by whoever has the palms.

And, when they fruit, I'll have the money to buy some from you. I think one of these would make a good donation to Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum!

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Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

Z4Devil Experienced

Z4Devil

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This fruit is available for buying. One fruit costs 61.50 € (!!!). Tobias offers another Coconut fruti of a species I do not know. Does anybody have heard of a Cocos nucifera (Rotuman)?

Described at RPS as follows:

Cocos nucifera (Rotuman)

Coconut Palm

Probably the most well known and most popular of all palms, the coconut palm hardly needs an introduction. It is the ultimate palm for coastal areas, no other palm will withstand as much wind and saltspray, but it is essentially a tropical plant that will not survive much frost or prolonged cool. Rotuman is a large cultivar with heavy fruits, native to Fiji.

Now Ron has got me hooked on it. :D

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Member of the ultimate Lytocaryum fan society :)

palmsOrl Grand Master

palmsOrl

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Though it may not be a classically beautiful coconut, I think it is just "cool" looking! I came this close to snatching one up the other day when I placed my order with them for Licuala cordata seeds, but then I figured I had spent enough on seeds for one day. :mrlooney:

-Michael

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PalmatierMeg Grand Master

PalmatierMeg

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Shoot! After this winter I am thinking more along these lines, rather than odd ball Coconuts!

http://www.amazon.com/Conifers-Gardens-Encyclopedia-Richard-Bitner/dp/0881928305/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266242168&sr=1-1

Why not something like this?

Nah. We got enough of them along US41 in Ft. Myers.

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

Peter Pacific Mentor

Peter Pacific

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Though it may not be a classically beautiful coconut, I think it is just "cool" looking! I came this close to snatching one up the other day when I placed my order with them for Licuala cordata seeds, but then I figured I had spent enough on seeds for one day. :mrlooney:

-Michael

Licuala cordata, Michael? Now that will make me jealous! Good luck, Peter

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Peter

hot and humid, short rainy season May through October, 14* latitude, 90* longitude

Al in Kona Grand Master

Al in Kona

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Here are two shots of a Cocos nucifera palm growing in Kona, Hawaii. It's a bit different from the one pictured above by RPS. Thought you might like to see it as well.

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Hawaii Island (Big Island), leeward coast, 19 degrees N. latitude, south Kona mauka at approx. 380m (1,250 ft.) and about 1.6 km (1-mile) upslope from ocean.

 

No record of a hurricane passing over this island (yet!).  

Summer maximum rainfall - variable averaging 900-1150mm (35-45") - Perfect drainage on black volcanic rocky soil.  

Nice sunsets!

Zeeth Grand Master

Zeeth

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Here are two shots of a Cocos nucifera palm growing in Kona, Hawaii. It's a bit different from the one pictured above by RPS. Thought you might like to see it as well.

Is it ever allowed to fruit?

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Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

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