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Crazy Coco Palm

Dypsisdean

By Dypsisdean
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Dypsisdean Grand Master

Dypsisdean

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I saw this while driving around town today. Looks like your run of the mill healthy coconut, doesn't it?

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

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Dypsisdean Grand Master

Dypsisdean

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A closer look reveals a little abnormality.

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

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Dypsisdean Grand Master

Dypsisdean

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And closer still. It is actually worse than it looks.

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

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Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Dean :)

I feel that sick cocos nucifera

should be brought down.if not it will come

down in times when not expected.and if

children are around,it is sooner the better !

Love,

Kris.

love conquers all..

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Utopia Palms Mentor

Utopia Palms

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Hi Dean, I’ve seen the same thing on licuala Ramsayii and also Mt Lewis Alex with the Alex I think it was caused by the stag horns that grow on the trunk after a long time they fall off as there is nothing to hold on to, it’s all rotted behind the stag. It’s amazing that they can still look healthy and can keep growing for years.

Clayton.

Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia

Minimum 3.C -------- maximum 43.C Average Annual Rainfall 1700mm

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SubTropicRay Grand Master

SubTropicRay

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Yikes!  Half a coconut is better than no coconut at all?!

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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spockvr6 Grand Master

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I had a Pychosperma that had a trunk that looked just like that.  I yanked it out a few months ago before it fell on me!

Actually....it did fall on me as I was digging it out.  I leaned on the palm just a bit and it snapped right over.

But, oddly enough, and just like the Coconut in the photo above, the palm was growing normally and otherwise looked great.

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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palmazon Mentor

palmazon

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shark attack?

fill it with Bondo, bridge the gap with rebar & call me in the morning

I get by with a little help from my fronds

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palmblues Contributor

palmblues

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(Dypsisdean @ Jan. 03 2007,02:11)

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A closer look reveals a little abnormality.

looks like it might make a nice tiki ...

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quaman58 Grand Master

quaman58

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Has anyone seen a palm such as this actually begin to heal itself? I know the growth pattern in palms is different from most other trees, but many trees can heal some pretty nasty wounds...Is it possible in a palm, where most of the growth is at the top?

Bret

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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epicure3 Grand Master

epicure3

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Sorry. That was my fault. I have a really powerful tee shot

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

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Neofolis Veteran

Neofolis

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Has no-one heard of filler.  That could be repaired and look as good as normal.  Surely if something is still growing healthily, repair is better than replace.

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Corey Lucas-Divers

Dorset, UK

Ave Jul High 72F/22C (91F/33C Max)

Ave Jul Low 52F/11C (45F/7C Min)

Ave Jan High 46F/8C (59F/15C Max)

Ave Jan Low 34F/1C (21F/-6C Min)

Ave Rain 736mm pa

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BobbyinNY Veteran

BobbyinNY

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That's a strange one .... and he grow ... ? crazy palm

Anything grows in Hawaii..

Bobby

Long Island, New York  Zone 7a (where most of the southern Floridians are originally from)

AVERAGE TEMPS

Summer Highs  : 85-90f/day,  68-75f / night

Winter Lows     : 38-45f/day,   25-35f / night

Extreme Low    : 10-20f/day,    0-10f / night   but VERY RARE

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Trópico Grand Master

Trópico

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Paint a pair of eyes and you could make it your 2007 new avatar.  :D

Frank

 

Zone 9b pine flatlands

humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

with yearly freezes

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oppalm Community Regular

oppalm

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You could do one of two things.

1.  cut the tree down

2.  not cut the tree down.

In 2007 I resolve to state the obvious.

Kent in Kansas.

Gowing palm trees in the middle of the country - Kansas.

It's hot in the summer (usually) and cold in the winter (always).

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MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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Yeah, it does look like the mouth of your avatar Dean.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Dean... send me a plane ticket and i'll come out and carve it up... eyes, nose, headress... it's screamin' Tiki!!!

Dave

 

Riverside, CA Z 9b

1700 ft. elevation

approx 40 miles inland

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Whoa!

Looks like my ex-roommate got it!

Almost . . .

Seriously, I've seen some pretty terrible damage to King Palms here, though not THAT BAD.  

Hmm.  First big wind or political speech, it might fall over.

dave

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(Trópico @ Jan. 03 2007,15:22)

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Paint a pair of eyes and you could make it your 2007 new avatar.  :D

I second the motion!

A nice pair of those kooky googly-eyes, maybe a pair of deely-bobbers just above them, oy, it's been a L O N G day, longer than my crownshaft . . . .

dave

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(Utopia Palms @ Jan. 03 2007,03:33)

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Hi Dean, I’ve seen the same thing on licuala Ramsayii and also Mt Lewis Alex with the Alex I think it was caused by the stag horns that grow on the trunk after a long time they fall off as there is nothing to hold on to, it’s all rotted behind the stag.

Wow I didn't realize that a stag would have that effect on a palm. I was actually thinking about attatching a couple of mine to one of my queen palms, would that be a bad idea?

Don_L    Rancho CUCAMONGA (yes it does exist) 40 min due east of Los Angeles

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July Averages: Hi 95F, Low 62F

Jan Averages: Hi 68F, Low 45F

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