DWARF COCONUT

Botanical Name: Cocos nucifera

Description

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.

Dwarf Coconut - Yellow

These high yielding precocious hybrid selections are best grown tropical locations. Worth trying in coastal locations as far south as Coffs Harbour as long as they have a warm sheltered coastal location. They will require free draining soil and are best planted deep with a deep organic mulch surrounding them.

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	$79.00	0	Seedling	Large	In Production
	$52.95	0	Seedling (Bare Root)	Large	Seeking Propagation Material

Dwarf Coconut Malay Bronze

Produced bronze to red coloured fruit. Tapering trunk with a bulbous 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.

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	$79.00	0	Seedling	Large	Limited to one per person due to high demand *Limited to one per person due to high demand In Production
	$52.95	0	Seedling (Bare Root)	Large	Limited to one per person due to high demand *Limited to one per person due to high demand In Production

Dwarf Coconut Malay Gold

Produced bronze to red coloured fruit. Tapering trunk with a bulbous 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.

Image	Price	Avail.	Propagation	Size	Buy Options
	$79.00	11	Seedling	Large
	$52.95	0	Seedling (Bare Root)	Large	In Production
	$79.00	0	Seedling	XLarge	Seeking Propagation Material

Dwarf Coconut Malay Green

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.

Image	Price	Avail.	Propagation	Size	Buy Options
	$79.00	0	Seedling	Large	Limited to one per person due to high demand *Limited to one per person due to high demand In Production
	$52.95	0	Seedling (Bare Root)	Large	Limited to one per person due to high demand *Limited to one per person due to high demand In Production

Dwarf Coconut - Samoan Orange

Produce giant sized coconuts. Coconut should be planted in a location with full sun and irrigation should be provided in any dry periods, they are ideal for wet tropical coastal conditions.

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	$79.00	0	Seedling	Large	Seeking Propagation Material

Dwarf Coconut Malay Red

These high yielding precocious hybrid selections are best grown tropical locations. Worth trying in coastal locations as far south as Coffs Harbour as long as they have a warm sheltered coastal location. They will require free draining soil and are best planted deep with a deep organic mulch surrounding them.

Image	Price	Avail.	Propagation	Size	Buy Options
	$79.00	0	Seedling	Large	Nursery Pick up only too large to ship out *Nursery Pick up only too large to ship out Seeking Propagation Material

Plant Information or Specifications

Customer Comments on Dwarf Coconut

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Dwarf Coconut

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

Dwarf Coconut

Origin of Dwarf Hybrid Coconut | Nathan Daniel - Png, PNG 09-Aug-2014

Dwarf Coconut Malay Gold

Hi every one 3weeks ago I bought a coconut tree from Delays Nursery and planted it in ground with good ground preparation and in full sun water it every second day ,hope for the fruit in couple of years. | Mahendra Dayal - Slacks Creek , QLD 27-Feb-2016

Dwarf Coconut

I bought a coconut from Daley's two years ago after trying some bought in Qld. I planted on a north facing slope and used some concrete blocks to build a heat storing shield to its rear. It goes yellow during winter but greens up in spring. | Tony Clegg - Coffs Harbour, NSW 06-Dec-2017

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