Excited about coconuts!

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Nice one Al! Thanks for posting that.

Keith, judging by is neat trim and golf course locale, I would imagine your intuition was correct. I'm almost certain it never is allowed to fruit.

[Al in Kona]

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?

I've never seen fruit on it whenever I've been in the area. They probably keep it trimmed free of flowers and fruit being it is located in a golf course. Al B.

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Cocos nucifera (Niuyabia) germination to date = 50%

YIPEE!!!!!

[Zeeth]

Cocos nucifera (Niuyabia) germination to date 50%

YIPEE!!!!!

Cool

[PalmatierMeg]

Cocos nucifera (Niuyabia) germination to date 50%

YIPEE!!!!!

Congratulations, Bill. Now go for 100%.

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Pious, A few years back I did a landscape on Captiva and there was one of these growing in the back yard. It was about 10-12 foot and it had washed in as a nut from the gulf. The customer's didn't want it and had me remove it and me being stupid I took it to the dump. It wasn't until a few years later until I found out about what it was. Feel like kicking myself now. I do know where one is though and will try to get JD to take a pic.

[Trópico]

I've seen a Syagrus romanzoffianum just like that, growing not far from home. I'll see about taking a picture. If I remeber correctly, is this also known as a "viral variety"?

[fiji jim]

If they ever fruit, beware. You may be REAL excited if one lands close to you.

And perhaps NEVER excited again when one hits your noggin.

Not so long back a child was killed here in a school yard by a falling coconut.

Weeds to me (unless you farm copra); but each to his own.

Jim

[Al in Kona]

If they ever fruit, beware. You may be REAL excited if one lands close to you.

And perhaps NEVER excited again when one hits your noggin.

Not so long back a child was killed here in a school yard by a falling coconut.

Weeds to me (unless you farm copra); but each to his own.

Jim

As you can see, a palm that's so exotic and desirable to some, is a weed to others! While I do like the graceful tropical look of a

coconut, I doubt I'll plant another in the garden. There are just too many other rare or unusual palms to try, besides we see the

coconuts almost everywhere you go in Hawaii.

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The idea is to produce copra Jim! Just aiming for small scale production... Enough to make oil for our needs here!

[Zeeth]

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