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Southern California Coconut - Orange County (Santa Ana)


AS in SA

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Haven't posted in a long time - thought I'd share my Southern California coconut pictures.  I purchased this as a sprouted nut back in 2007 and planted it in a whiskey barrel full of sand.  I planted a few others outdoors in a similar fashion, but don't think any lasted more than a year or two.  I've tried a few other marginal palms (spindle, bottle) which I was able to limp along for a number of years - but this one is the sole survivor.  It was in the whiskey barrel until about a year and a half back the barrel was simply disintegrating, wouldn't hold water, etc - so after digging a really big hole - in the ground it went and has done pretty well.  If you look up some of my older posts I've posted a number of pictures throughout the years.  Definitely not setting any speed records, but fronds/petioles have definitely started thickening up since it went in the ground.  

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AS in SA,

Santa Ana - CA.

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Nice! Has that royal tried to take it out yet? Looks like it might be in the bombing path. 

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"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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6 hours ago, Stevetoad said:

Nice! Has that royal tried to take it out yet? Looks like it might be in the bombing path. 

Haha. 

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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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Yeah - definitely in the bombing path.  I have a 10 ft. A-frame ladder I put over the coconut when a royal frond is getting ready to drop which has worked so far.

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AS in SA,

Santa Ana - CA.

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I happened upon this coconut image on street view in Santa Ana as well! I wonder if it's still alive! It's somewhere around 1202 Cedar St, Santa Ana, CA. 

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I'm always up for learning new things!

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13 minutes ago, kylecawazafla said:

I happened upon this coconut image on street view in Santa Ana as well! I wonder if it's still alive! It's somewhere around 1202 Cedar St, Santa Ana, CA. 

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Nice find!

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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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I was able to drive past this cocos this afternoon, and it looks great for CA!! The picture/ streetview don’t do it justice as the palm is actually between 11 and 14 feet tall. 

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2 hours ago, kylecawazafla said:

Does it have a woody trunk yet?

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Perhaps a foot and a half to two feet maximum?

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Milwaukee, WI to Ocala, FL

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Incredible! I'm glad it's still alive and looking good!

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On 10/19/2020 at 4:19 PM, AS in SA said:

Haven't posted in a long time - thought I'd share my Southern California coconut pictures.  I purchased this as a sprouted nut back in 2007 and planted it in a whiskey barrel full of sand.  I planted a few others outdoors in a similar fashion, but don't think any lasted more than a year or two.  I've tried a few other marginal palms (spindle, bottle) which I was able to limp along for a number of years - but this one is the sole survivor.  It was in the whiskey barrel until about a year and a half back the barrel was simply disintegrating, wouldn't hold water, etc - so after digging a really big hole - in the ground it went and has done pretty well.  If you look up some of my older posts I've posted a number of pictures throughout the years.  Definitely not setting any speed records, but fronds/petioles have definitely started thickening up since it went in the ground.  

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Nice!

Dang, for just a second I thought you'd abducted Spanky or Butch and stuck it down there.

You're just down the road from me!

 

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That's 3 miles from me - will definitely check it out.

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Santa Ana - CA.

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Any new news on it? This could be our 2nd Newport Beach!

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19 hours ago, Patrick Sheehan said:

Any new news on it? This could be our 2nd Newport Beach!

Here are some photos/video I took of it on December 27th. It looks stunning and is doing super well! Such an incredible palm, it's really gorgeous and has that awesome curving trunk, I love seeing coconuts thriving like this in SoCal, it just goes to show that coconuts really can do well in Southern California, more people definitely need to try them there!

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On 3/9/2022 at 5:33 AM, kylecawazafla said:

Had to see it for myself! 

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Love it, it looks amazing, makes you feel like you're in the tropics. So beautiful, glad you got to see it in person.

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I still need to go see this Coconut - right around the corner from me.  Here's an updated shot of mine - measured 14 inches of trunk.  Was holding a couple more fronds, but gardener decided to prune a couple.  

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AS in SA,

Santa Ana - CA.

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On 2/9/2022 at 22:14, AS in SA said:

Devo ancora andare a vedere questo Coconut, proprio dietro l'angolo. Ecco una mia foto aggiornata - misura 14 pollici di tronco. Teneva in mano un altro paio di fronde, ma il giardiniere ha deciso di potarne un paio.  

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I advise you before each winter and during the winter to dare a fertilizer with high concentrations of potassium and micro elements... in the form of dots to be sprinkled in the ground around the palm...

hardens the palm in cool weather making it stronger.

NPK spring every month...

it's the only way you can upgrade your palm...

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On 9/2/2022 at 1:14 PM, AS in SA said:

I still need to go see this Coconut - right around the corner from me.  Here's an updated shot of mine - measured 14 inches of trunk.  Was holding a couple more fronds, but gardener decided to prune a couple.  

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That's beautiful! Which part of SA is this in? What are you planning to do with the upcoming storm?

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I sadly don't have an update on the Santa Ana coconut, but I was looking on Google Maps and noticed this interesting cactus nearby, it looks a lot like a young saguaro to me. I would be surprised to see one there, but I know Santa Ana gets considerably more heat than right by the coast. Would love an ID if anyone can verify.

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Also I was just out in Cali for spring break and visited the Del Mar coconut to do an update video. It's looking rough as expected from the cold, rainy winter, but should pull through. I am curious how the Santa Ana one is doing. I took lots of videos of palms from my trip on my YouTube channel, Palm Planet. Thanks!

 

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2 minutes ago, Alex High said:

I sadly don't have an update on the Santa Ana coconut, but I was looking on Google Maps and noticed this interesting cactus nearby, it looks a lot like a young saguaro to me. I would be surprised to see one there, but I know Santa Ana gets considerably more heat than right by the coast. Would love an ID if anyone can verify.

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7287921,-117.8586771,3a,15y,75.3h,77.26t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sM851hWjJPMJZZK9fuLs6Qw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

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Possible, but from that distance, esp. considering the low resolution of the picture, could be something else.  Wouldn't surprise me if it was though.. 

Placement, right next to the sidewalk, is awful considering how large it will get in time. Needs to be moved more to the center of that area.

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4 hours ago, Alex High said:

 Check out the size of this one! Thought it was a Ceroxylon at first!

Thats insane growth for only 15 years this is that palm in 2008

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On 9/2/2022 at 1:14 PM, AS in SA said:

I still need to go see this Coconut - right around the corner from me.  Here's an updated shot of mine - measured 14 inches of trunk.  Was holding a couple more fronds, but gardener decided to prune a couple.  

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Would be very interesting to see a recent picture of this coconut. This has been one of the worst winters for southern California. 

 

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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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