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Coconut palms in... Riverside, CA


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This morning on my way to work, I stopped by a local nursery to see what they had in stock, and ask a couple of questions. While there, I noticed an interesting looking palm sitting in a small pot in the corner. Upon closer inspection... it was a coconut palm! Maybe three feet tall, total? I've never seen one in person in my area before. Turns out, it was for general sale; nobody had placed an order for one, and the people working figured that someone just tacked it onto an order, just because.

Anyway, I'm intrigued! Pretty sure that I can't get away with growing on in-ground here, but would this be a stupid purchase for a house or part-time patio plant? I've read through a couple of threads here that suggest I might be wasting my time (certainly not an experienced grower), but still... it's a bloody coconut palm!

So, I turn to you wonderful people for thoughts, advice, or experience. Thanks all, again, in advance, for fielding my dumb questions!

33º53' N,117º22' W / +1171' Elev. / USDA 9B | Sunset 18/19

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I grew some coconut palms up to about 10 feet tall in pots here in the southeast they got too big for my greenhouse so I left them out to freeze to death last year. It was fun while it lasted 

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1 hour ago, C38368 said:

This morning on my way to work, I stopped by a local nursery to see what they had in stock, and ask a couple of questions. While there, I noticed an interesting looking palm sitting in a small pot in the corner. Upon closer inspection... it was a coconut palm! Maybe three feet tall, total? I've never seen one in person in my area before. Turns out, it was for general sale; nobody had placed an order for one, and the people working figured that someone just tacked it onto an order, just because.

Anyway, I'm intrigued! Pretty sure that I can't get away with growing on in-ground here, but would this be a stupid purchase for a house or part-time patio plant? I've read through a couple of threads here that suggest I might be wasting my time (certainly not an experienced grower), but still... it's a bloody coconut palm!

So, I turn to you wonderful people for thoughts, advice, or experience. Thanks all, again, in advance, for fielding my dumb questions!

There have been a lot of attempts to grow coconuts in Southern CA and just across the border.  Best suggestion I can give you is to use the search feature on this site to look for the "Corona Coconut", the now deceased "Newport Beach coconut", and look at @GottmitAlex threads on growing coconuts.  There are hundreds of threads on growing coconuts in nearly every corner of the globe.

Here are a few threads to wet your appetite:

Newport Beach Coconut:

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/44815-newport-coconut-is-dying/
http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/45726-newport-beach-coconut-dead-yet/
http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/45870-newport-coconut-dead/
http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/8998-newport-beach-cocunut/

Corona, CA coconut:

https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/51903-corona-ca-coconut/

Salton Sea coconut:

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/23573-salton-sea-coconut/

@Cristóbal's experience:

https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/59323-tijuana-32-north-cocos-nucifera-growth-2007-to-2019/

@GottmitAlex's experience:

https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/54533-coconut-palms-1-year-anniversary-in-the-ground-san-diegotijuana-region/
https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/50460-starting-coco-nucifera-in-tijuana/
https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/51283-cocos-nucifera-tijuana-update/

  

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Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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You're too humble, Kinzy.  We up here @ 32 degrees haven't given up hope.  You're no slouch yourself! Your cocos are making us folks do a double take.

 

 

 

 

 

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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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Well, speaking of coconuts, as a matter of fact, meine Frau is in Vallarta, Mexico, taking a break. She sent this pic to me: A mature coconut seed.  If the shoot appears, I will replace one of the five I have in the garden for this one. This means a lot to me.  She was not very interested in C. nucifera.  She said she picked a dwarf, but is not aware of its parent's color.  Seems (I pray) she can keep it as checked baggage on here return flight to TJ... Let's see what happens...

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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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Coconuts are really good house plants with a couple of caveats. They need to be in a bright room, and you need to mist them everyday. I had one when I was in college in Northern Virginia and lasted several years and I brought it back to Florida with me. When I had a larger house, I used to grow gold Malayans and use them as colorful houseplants. I would just swap them out from time to time and not give them a whole lot of TLC like I did the one I had up north.

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