Pogobob loves coconut palms - Del Mar coconut update

[LJG 655]

Bobs favorite tree he told me to grow in SoCal is the coconut. So when we road by the Del Mar one we had to check in. It's really turning into a beautiful specimen to rival any in the tropics.

[kahili 17]

lol would this be that snark that everyone indulges in in here?? You are lucky that it wasn't bearing nuts and one hit you in the head. One day that palm will be a real danger to passerbys

[MattyB 1,196]

pedal by snark attack

[LJG 655]

lol would this be that snark that everyone indulges in in here?? You are lucky that it wasn't bearing nuts and one hit you in the head. One day that palm will be a real danger to passerbys

Haha. I am sure I just made a few more friends on PT Teri.

[Zeeth 1,326]

Nice to see that it's still alive

[kahili 17]

You know it dude-thats how we roll

[Stevetoad 510]

Another flawless San Diego specimen. That thing must have 30 feet of clear trunk on it. Btw bob is REALLY tall!

[nachocarl 176]

If you listen closely you can hear what the coconut is trying to say....

"Every second I live is agony".

[pogobob 69]

It's a good thing I had my skidlid on with the threat of falling coconuts!

[Bags 181]

Can I get some tips on how to grow coconut palms in California? Can't wait to grow one

[kahili 17]

Bags, it looks like a natural there in sunny California! Just stick one in the ground and soon you will have one as beautiful as that one-couldn't be easier!

[Brahea Axel 231]

Bobs favorite tree he told me to grow in SoCal is the coconut. So when we road by the Del Mar one we had to check in. It's really turning into a beautiful specimen to rival any in the tropics.

I keep telling you, wrong climate. Coconuts up here in Northern California put on three leaves a month! Must be the cooler nights we get.

[PALM MOD 296]

Bobs favorite tree he told me to grow in SoCal is the coconut. So when we road by the Del Mar one we had to check in. It's really turning into a beautiful specimen to rival any in the tropics.

I keep telling you, wrong climate. Coconuts up here in Northern California put on three leaves a month! Must be the cooler nights we get.

I knew you would get the hang of it sooner or later.

[PalmatierMeg 1,495]

That magnificent coconut is world-famous. That's more than most of us can say.

[Hammer 575]

I got a fever...and the only prescription is...more Coconuts in SoCal! Love 'em!!!

[redant 85]

If you listen closely you can hear what the coconut is trying to say....

"Every second I live is agony".

That is one sad looking coconut

[neoflora 60]

Hey Pogo. Here's a coconut!

[pogobob 69]

That's pretty good Ron! now exhale

[MattyB 1,196]

Lol

[Brahea Axel 231]

That's pretty good Ron! now exhale

Bob, were you looking for this?

[Palm crazy 630]

I keep wondering what one would look like up here in WA, after seeing yours I can't wait for the free seeds you'll be giving away! Way to Grow Man!

[BS Man about Palms 1,459]

The Oceanside one was just starting to trunk... and did not survive this last winter. Removed about a month ago or so

[JEFF IN MODESTO 138]

Id grow a coconut in a soil mix, heavy in pumice like Jeff Marcus does in his pots.

I'd dig a 4 ft deep hole, empty a large wheel barrel full of pumice water daily during the summer and not at all during the winter.

I once had a papaya over winter here with a mix like that.... Till it got hit by freezing temps, but the roots were great.

[Trópico 60]

Now that the coconut has been a proven success in Del Mar, why not try a Lodoicea maldivica? It should grow to be the real Coco del Mar (Coco de Mer).

[grant b. 48]

why try? even in the most protected spots, you still have to stare at something like that in your yard.

Its sad to hear about "the oceanside one". that tree was probably the best looking one in so cal, but even still, couldnt survive long term.

[Howard007 0]

Bobs favorite tree he told me to grow in SoCal is the coconut. So when we road by the Del Mar one we had to check in. It's really turning into a beautiful specimen to rival any in the tropics.

Nice photo! ......although to me, everything in that pic looks really dried out.

[pogobob 69]

Me included

[Gtlevine 185]

Freakin' hillarious post Len! Now with this turd and the Oceanside coconut carking, can we finally put growing coconuts in so cal posts behind us?

[Stevetoad 510]

Freakin' hillarious post Len! Now with this turd and the Oceanside coconut carking, can we finally put growing coconuts in so cal posts behind us?

Not with the newport coconut still hanging on.

[avanza 49]

That's pretty good Ron! now exhale

Bob, were you looking for this?

[Brahea Axel 231]

This is why the coconut in Newport does so well (hum, relatively speaking). Sorry, my wife isn't going to come and hug your coconut in Del mar.

[bgl 1,436]

The Newport Beach Coconut is obviously getting all the attention! Here's Kim with California's best known Cocos nucifera.

[Zeeth 1,326]

This is why the coconut in Newport does so well (hum, relatively speaking). Sorry, my wife isn't going to come and hug your coconut in Del mar.

I'm surprised that coconut is still alive considering that it always seems to look cold damaged

[Brahea Axel 231]

The Newport Beach Coconut is obviously getting all the attention! Here's Kim with California's best known Cocos nucifera.

Can't you hear what that coconut is saying "brrr, it's freakin' freezing here, I'd say get me outa here, but I'm getting all these hugs from all these beautiful women!".

[Zeeth 1,326]

Here's a coconut palm on Raoul Island, technically part of New Zealand

[realarch 1,771]

I think Ron is still holding his breath, probably ready to pass out.

[Gtlevine 185]

That Raoul coconut is even better than the Newport craponut! Someone in Newport please put that thing down?

[Brahea Axel 231]

That Raoul coconut is even better than the Newport craponut! Someone in Newport please put that thing down?

I find the Newport Coconut to be incredibly valuable. I view it as the best this species will ever be in Southern California, and it has permanently dissuaded me of ever trying to grow one anywhere in California. I hope it stays alive so that the next generation of palm growers doesn't repeat the follies of the previous generation.

[grant b. 48]

until the large box stores quit trying to pawn these coconuts off to unsuspecting buyers in southern california, you're going to have plenty of novice gardeners giving them a try.

I have driven past the newport coconut plenty of times, but have never stopped to hug it. what does the sign below it say?

[Brahea Axel 231]

until the large box stores quit trying to pawn these coconuts off to unsuspecting buyers in southern california, you're going to have plenty of novice gardeners giving them a try.

I have driven past the newport coconut plenty of times, but have never stopped to hug it. what does the sign below it say?

If my memory serves me right, the sign says something like: cocos nucifera, Northern Most coconut on the West Coast. Who put that sign there? I took a close up of the sign, I'll have to dig around my photos to see if I can find it.

IMHO, the coconuts we have growing here in Santa Cruz as shown in the picture below are far healthier. Our warf was recently remodeled.