🍎 Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
fruits
Perennial
Arecaceae
☀️ Sun
Full sun
💧 Water
Regular, thrives with high humidity; salt-tolerant
🗺️ Zones
10, 12
🧪 Soil pH
5.0, 8.0
🪴 Soil Type
Sandy, well-draining soil; tolerates saline conditions
🚿 Drainage
Well-draining
📏 Spacing
20, 30 ft
📐 Height
50, 100 ft
⏱️ Maturity
1825, 2555 (5, 7 years from planting)
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (7)
Compatible tropical companion
Moisture-compatible understory crop
Nitrogen fixer
Drought-tolerant understory
Ground cover, weed suppression
Thrives in similar conditions
Shade-tolerant understory
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
Overly different water/soil needs
Incompatible growing conditions
📝 Growing Notes
Tropical palm; salt-tolerant and thrives near coastlines; requires high humidity; tall and dwarf varieties available; heavy feeder of potassium and magnesium.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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