This graceful palm has a swollen base with an arching grey trunk with a maximum girth of 300mm (1ft). The arching feathery fronds are yellow-green with drooping leaflets and the creamy-yellow cup-shaped flowers are followed by large woody nuts.

Hardiness zones 10 to 11 

Cocos nucifera origin is uncertain and has naturalised throughout the tropics growing in moderately fertile sandy soils. It prefers an open sunny position and is drought and frost tender but salt tolerant.

Coconut Palm is grown for its edible fruit and its tropical effect. It is planted in plantations as a commercial crop with different varieties available and in-group planting’s in tropical gardens. It establishes from seed and fruits within 3 to 4 years. Falling fruit can be fatal and care should be taken when selecting a site for planting. ID 1451

Cocos (KÕ-kos) nucifera (new-KI-fe-ra)

Arecaceae (ar-ek-AY-see-ee)	
(Palmae)
Palm Family