How to grow Coconut palm growing and care:
Humidity
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Dangerous the coconut fruits can fall the head
Planting season:
All year
Pests and diseases:
Palm aphid
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Dead leaves
Size of the plant?
10-30 m, 30-100 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
No
Blooming information
Bloom season:
All year
General information about the flower
Small white flowers growing in clusters
Pollination is done by:
Wind, bees, self-pollination
Edible nuts
Fruit harvest season:
All year
Fruits pests or diseases:
Moth
What can be done with big quantities of Coconut palm fruits?
Eat raw
Work requirements on the fruit:
Open the nut
How long does it take to bear fruit?
5-7 yeas
Scientific name:
Cocos nucifera
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting, Winter planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Perennial plant, Shrub, Tree
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13
Ornamental parts: Ornamental fruit, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers, Winter flowers
Flower colors: White flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Nut
Culinary uses: Alcoholic beverages, Beverage, Ice pop & Ice cream plants, Juice