Fruiting coconut palm grown in container?
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Comments (31)I am successfully growing Dendrobium Kingianum keikis (plantlets) in a mix of coconut husk chips and fibres, fir bark and what I believe to be Bigelow's Porotrichum Moss. I did make preparation: I soaked the chips in hot water for a few hours than drained them and let them dry out completely in the sun and repeated this exercise one more time. My dendrobium plantlets seem to enjoy themselves in this mix of medium for I have witnessed unexpectedly rapid root growth as well as vegetative growth, more than that, new offshoots have also appeared. My plantlets do fair much better then I could have ever expected. I still need to devise the right proportions of the various components of the medium for my Cattleya hybrids though, for I fear the mix I potted my Dendrbiums in do not seem to be optimal for them. Perhaps they would prefer more husks and less bark or the other way round....See MoreCoconut Palm Planted - Success! (so far)
Comments (37)Royalpaulm, Thanks for the info on the winter weather in Clearwater/St. Pete. I think that couple of degrees difference is why when I was there last (about 7 years ago) I saw mature Malayans in St. Pete, but only saw a couple of mature Jamaican talls in Clearwater. Over here in Texas, the Mexican tall seems to be our best coconut for the Valley since it is hardy to 27F, but there are a lot of Malayans being planted in Brownsville, Port Isabel, and South Padre, when they are available that is. So far, I have only seen developing coconuts on a couple of Mexican talls over here, but as long as the winters stay mild in the Valley, the Malayans should have nuts in a year or two. It seems like the nurseries in the Valley have only recently started carrying Malayans, which may account for the lack of coconuts on trees already planted (many being too young). The nurseries over here do not have a regular supplier of coconut palms, so I am hoping to fill that void soon. John...See MoreMiniature coconut palm question
Comments (6)topher2006, thanks so much for the link. I think the Bolivian coconut palm is a very handsome tree--very tall and I like the fact that it's cold hardy and produces real coconuts! However, I'm been wondering how does one get to the coconuts when they're so high up? If I have a monkey as a pet, maybe that will solve the problem. In any case, I'm seriously thinking of getting one now regardless of how I could get the fruit down. Since the light requirement is not as demanding as the regular coconut tree, I think I have a spot for it on the southside of my yard where the sunlight is filtered. Ronalawn82, I've found a thread with some info on dwarf coconut palm. Some people posted some pictures there. If interested, here's the link to the thread. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tropical/msg01195840520.html?11...See MoreCoconut palms: Talls v Dwarfs....
Comments (6)@ kinzyjr- I wont buy bare rooted, all the ones I got like that died. But the ones in containers do pretty well and transplant fine too. It seems to be difficult to find any coconut palms here. But I'm sure they are readily stocked near you. If not you are lucky enough to live a drive away from where they can be grown with ease. You can probably find some very large ones there too. :) @ tropicalzone7- Hmmmmmm, that is interesting. The darker fronds are no surprise, the malayan dwarfs like what we have are supposed to be a light yellowish-green. I kinda like it though, it stands out from other palms very fast. As for the faster growth, I wonder why. I tend to get slow growth in winter. This frond is taking forever to open, but it already has another spear making its way up. Either that frond is lagging, or the palm is happy. Good luck everyone. :) - US_Marine...See Morelzrddr
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