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My new coconut palm Sanford FL

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Hi everyone! It’s been a few years since I been on here and I’m happy I’m back ! I just planted a coconut palm yesterday in my yard . I live in Sanford Fl. If you look at the bottom photo can see my Royal in the back . I planted that 5 years ago and has grown almost 15 feet since ! 

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Nice looking palm. How low do you get each winter? 

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Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
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I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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1 hour ago, PalmatierMeg said:

Nice looking palm. How low do you get each winter? 

We had 3 Nights this past winter under 32 degrees which is about average here in my area 

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1 hour ago, Jason-Palm king said:

We had 3 Nights this past winter under 32 degrees which is about average here in my area 

I had a coconut palm killed by a below freezing night because I didn't protect it. Do you plan to protect yours?

They will spot and yellow at temps in the 40s. Fortunately, they grow quickly when temps heat up again.

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.

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48 minutes ago, PalmatierMeg said:

I had a coconut palm killed by a below freezing night because I didn't protect it. Do you plan to protect yours?

They will spot and yellow at temps in the 40s. Fortunately, they grow quickly when temps heat up again.

I absolutely plan to protect this coconut ! I just planted it yesterday so it has 8-10 months for the roots to establish and the hot summer ! Anything you recommend to protect it with ?

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@Walt has documented how he protects his coconut palm through the years. Try searching for his posts.

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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.

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On 3/31/2023 at 5:31 PM, Patrick Palms said:

Great Looking coconut Palm

Thank you !

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I protect mine in palm coast every year. I’m north of Daytona beach. I just use deck screws and big bamboo poles to build a box for it. Tie up the fronds, throw incandescent Christmas lights inside and wrap in landscape fabric. The same stuff they use as weed matting.

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37 minutes ago, Gottagrowemall said:

I protect mine in palm coast every year. I’m north of Daytona beach. I just use deck screws and big bamboo poles to build a box for it. Tie up the fronds, throw incandescent Christmas lights inside and wrap in landscape fabric. The same stuff they use as weed matting.

Do You have pics of it ? How long has it been planted ?

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33 minutes ago, Jason-Palm king said:

Do You have pics of it ? How long has it been planted ?

I can try to get some pics in the next few days. I planted it 2 years ago it’s not fat but it’s trunking. It got burnt back a little one night I didn’t protect it we got to like 35 with frost. But it’ll be super huge by June.

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On 3/31/2023 at 2:27 PM, Merlyn said:

@pj_orlando_z9b has a great wrap and protection method for his Cocos, I think it has been doing great for at least 5 or so years?

Pushing 8 years.  I typically go with C9s under burlap but will likely stop as I'm getting burn marks from a few bulbs.  With the forecasted bad cold of Christmas, I built a frame and added supplemental heat for the trunk and meristem. Really helped as temps inside the frame were 60s when air temp was low 40s. Here is setup and palm today. Most damage is from existing fronds out at that time and are pushing through now. New growth has been healthy since Jan.  

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1 hour ago, pj_orlando_z9b said:

Pushing 8 years.  I typically go with C9s under burlap but will likely stop as I'm getting burn marks from a few bulbs.  With the forecasted bad cold of Christmas, I built a frame and added supplemental heat for the trunk and meristem. Really helped as temps inside the frame were 60s when air temp was low 40s. Here is setup and palm today. Most damage is from existing fronds out at that time and are pushing through now. New growth has been healthy since Jan.  

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Wow it has definitely taken off ! The Christmas weekend you said was down to the 40’s by you ? We got down to 24 degrees here in Sanford that weekend . It was actually warmer on Jacksonville than it was were I live that weekend lol 

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10 hours ago, Jason-Palm king said:

Wow it has definitely taken off ! The Christmas weekend you said was down to the 40’s by you ? We got down to 24 degrees here in Sanford that weekend . It was actually warmer on Jacksonville than it was were I live that weekend lol 

Christmas weekend was pretty cold for me too, though I didn't quite hit 24 in my backyard.  I have an Ambient Weather WS-3000-X3 with 2 extra temp sensors.  So it's a 5 channel datalogger with sensors calibrated in the fridge (34F) and freezer (2F) to make sure they are very accurate on freezes.  I bought it a couple of years ago and on the first freeze discovered that my back yard is about 2-4F colder than the front yard.  This made a difference for me on some sensitive palms.  For example, a Dypsis (Chrysalidocarpus) Onilahensis in the front yard was slightly damaged in the below cold front, but an identical one in the backyard was killed. 

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11 hours ago, Jason-Palm king said:

Wow it has definitely taken off ! The Christmas weekend you said was down to the 40’s by you ? We got down to 24 degrees here in Sanford that weekend . It was actually warmer on Jacksonville than it was were I live that weekend lol 

40s for highs. Low 30s for lows.  2 days of 38 for an avg temp. What a crazy 2 days! I'm in Belle Isle. 

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Wow ! We got into the mid 20’s here in Sanford both nights ….but the rest of the winter was very mild 

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On 4/8/2023 at 6:05 AM, pj_orlando_z9b said:

Pushing 8 years.  I typically go with C9s under burlap but will likely stop as I'm getting burn marks from a few bulbs.  With the forecasted bad cold of Christmas, I built a frame and added supplemental heat for the trunk and meristem. Really helped as temps inside the frame were 60s when air temp was low 40s. Here is setup and palm today. Most damage is from existing fronds out at that time and are pushing through now. New growth has been healthy since Jan.  

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WOW! That’s an amazing specimen. Are these coconuts viable/do they have water in them when they’re still green(as for coconut water) or when matured?

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On 4/12/2023 at 5:04 PM, Ali Hafez said:

WOW! That’s an amazing specimen. Are these coconuts viable/do they have water in them when they’re still green(as for coconut water) or when matured?

I do get water but they do not ripen fully. 

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