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Hawaiian strain coconuts in California

DoomsDave

By DoomsDave
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In the eternal quest for coconuts in California, it's been suggested that Hawaiian varieties (or others similarly adapted to a cool tropical climate like Hawaii's) might be a better bet than the Malay Dwarfs at Homed Pot.

Anyone have a line on some?

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Mr. Coconut Palm Grand Master

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Hey Dave,

I just saw this posting of yours.  Sorry I am answering you late, but Keith (Zeeth) who lives South of Tampa in Florida has one that is a Green Variety of the Hawaiian Tall that survived temps down to 27F and apparently did just fine.  Also, I think it does better with extended chilly and damp temps better than other varieties.  I don't know if his source has anymore though.  Most of the talls coming out of Hawaii, are the typical Golden form of Hawaiian Tall that grows a lot along the beaches, but the Green Variety seems to grow well at higher and cooler elevations.  I think there are some sources selling Hawaiian Talls on Ebay, but you would have to make sure they will ship you the Green and NOT the Golden Variety.

John

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On ‎2‎/‎9‎/‎2016‎ ‎2‎:‎44‎:‎33‎, DoomsDave said:

In the eternal quest for coconuts in California, it's been suggested that Hawaiian varieties (or others similarly adapted to a cool tropical climate like Hawaii's) might be a better bet than the Malay Dwarfs at Homed Pot.

Anyone have a line on some?

During the 2009-10 cold winter here in Florida My Figi Drwarf Took the prolonged cold the best

 

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I'm not sure about hardiness yet, but I will say that this coconut I brought back from Maui (on the road to Hana) has been super fast in five months.

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11 hours ago, Steve the palmreader said:

During the 2009-10 cold winter here in Florida My Figi Drwarf Took the prolonged cold the best

 

I've heard mixed reports on the Fiji dwarf. I've got one in my garden to see how it performs, but it's post-2010, so I've nothing to report yet. 

 

I have had good experience with the green Hawaiian tall during 2010 when Sarasota got down to 27˚ F, but the palm was in a pot on my balcony and I don't think it saw frost. I've got a large number of varieties in the ground now in a semi-marginal area so I'll have better information on how the Hawaiian tall compares to other varieties if we get another cold year. I don't know how well this information would carry over to a climate like the non-desert areas in California though. I suspect it wouldn't. 

Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

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On 2/9/2016, 11:44:33, DoomsDave said:

In the eternal quest for coconuts in California, it's been suggested that Hawaiian varieties (or others similarly adapted to a cool tropical climate like Hawaii's) might be a better bet than the Malay Dwarfs at Homed Pot.

Anyone have a line on some?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/162273620369

5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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