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Dwarf Coconut
These high yielding precocious hybrid selections will grow outside of the tropics, in a warm and sheltered position. Worth trying in coastal locations as far south as Coffs Harbour. They will require free draining soil and are best planted deep with a deep organic mulch surrounding them. The seed palms originate from the Solomon Islands mainly, although a few exceptional specimens are selected from North Queensland. These varieties are capable of flowering in their third year in moist tropical conditions, with fruits in their forth year.
Produced bronze to red coloured fruit. Tapering trunk with a bubous base. These high yielding precocious hybrid selections will grow outside of the tropics, in a warm and sheltered position. Worth trying in coastal locations as far south as Coffs Harbour. They will require free draining soil and are best planted deep with a deep organic mulch surrounding them.
6 L Bag | $44.00 AU | In Production | 
Bears golden fruit, water and flesh are beautifully sweet. Frond petioles are yellow to orange, trunks are tapering and slightly bulbous at the base. These high yielding precocious hybrid selections will grow outside of the tropics, in a warm and sheltered position. Worth trying in coastal locations as far south as Coffs Harbour. They will require free draining soil and are best planted deep with a deep organic mulch surrounding them.
Comments (1)NEW | 6 L Bag | $44.00 AU | In Production |
Moderate sized fruit with large volume-to-husk ratio. Reputedly the sweetest fruits for drinking. These high yielding precocious hybrid selections will grow outside of the tropics, in a warm and sheltered position. Worth trying in coastal locations as far south as Coffs Harbour. They will require free draining soil and are best planted deep with a deep organic mulch surrounding them.
Comments (1)NEW | 6 L Bag | $44.00 AU | In Production |
Prodeces small orange fruits - small fronds and a compact crown. These high yielding precocious hybrid selections will grow outside of the tropics, in a warm and sheltered position. Worth trying in coastal locations as far south as Coffs Harbour. They will require free draining soil and are best planted deep with a deep organic mulch surrounding them.
6 L Bag | $44.00 AU | In Production |
Orange red fruit that are stalkless and attached directed to the main trunk in bunches. These high yielding precocious hybrid selections will grow outside of the tropics, in a warm and sheltered position. Worth trying in coastal locations as far south as Coffs Harbour. They will require free draining soil and are best planted deep with a deep organic mulch surrounding them.
6 L Bag | $44.00 AU | Seeking Propagation Material |
| Height | Frost tol. | Pollination req'd | Evergreen/Deciduous | Harvest period |
| 2-4 | Low | No | Evergreen |
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Tolerant to -3, but is unlikely to produce fruit south of Cabarita Beach, NSW. Produces fruit all year, fruit take 11-12 months to become ripe. 6 years until first fruit set. | Eamonn O'loghlin - Brisbane, QLD 21-Aug-2009
Green is best | Ebuen M. Mendoza - Iligan City, PHILI 04-Apr-2011
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