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Description

Medium sized to tall palm tree often to only 25-30ft, but sometimes much higher.

Hardiness

The coconut is tropical and can be killed by even brief temperature drops below freezing. Prolonged cool temperatures (below 50F) are also lethal, hence the inability to grow coconuts in California.

Growing Environment

The coconut is well adapted to salty and sandy conditions and is often found growing along seasides and beaches. Grow in full sun. Trees are resistant to high winds and often withstand hurricanes.

Propagation

By seed, which take 5-6 months to germinate. Seeds sometimes float across bodies of water and wash ashore on beaches to germinate.

Uses

Coconuts can be cracked open and eaten fresh for a refreshing snack. Coconuts are heavily used in desserts, beverages and all sorts of dishes. Oil is extracted from the nuts and has a wide range of uses.

Native Range

The exact origin is unknown, though likely Asia. The coconut is probably one of the most common palm trees on the planet, growing in almost every tropical zone.

Related Species

Arecaceae
	Aiphanes aculeata Coyupe Palm		Areca catechu Betel Nut
	Arenga engleri Dwarf Sugar Palm		Astrocaryum vulgare Tucuma Palm
	Bactris maraja Maraja Palm		Brahea armata Mexican Blue Palm
	Brahea edulis Guadalupe Palm		Butia capitata Jelly Palm
	Butia eriospatha Wooly Jelly Palm		Butia purpurascens Purple Yatay Palm
	Butia yatay Yatay Palm		Caryota urens Wine Palm
	Cocos nucifera Coconut		Cyrtostachys renda Sealing Wax Palm
	Dypsis decaryi Triangle Palm		Euterpe edulis Jussara Palm
	Euterpe oleracea Acai Palm		Euterpe precatoria Forest Acai
	Jubaea chilensis Chilean Wine Palm		Licuala grandis Vanuatu Fan Palm
	Lodoicea maldivica Coco de Mer		Mauritia flexuosa Moriche Palm
	Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto		Syagrus oleracea Bitter Coconut
	Syagrus romanzoffianum Queen Palm		Syagrus vagans Wandering Palm